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Rate the grammar and syntax of this sentence in The New Yorker

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/rehabilitation-calif...
bonkers overrated stage friendly grandma
  10/22/14
bad writing.
insanely creepy vivacious trust fund
  10/22/14
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bonkers overrated stage friendly grandma
  10/22/14
4.5/10 http://comm.stanford.edu/first-daniel-pearl-intern...
insanely creepy vivacious trust fund
  10/22/14
lol can't believe this dumb-bitch got into Stanford
bonkers overrated stage friendly grandma
  10/22/14
"She is from Mercer Island, Washington." FYI, t...
sienna sick dingle berry kitty cat
  10/22/14
when did she graduate? she seems under 30, and to be writing...
bonkers overrated stage friendly grandma
  10/22/14
if you didn't know going into it where daniel pearl worked, ...
obsidian shivering legal warrant
  10/22/14
*poor
fear-inspiring cocky marketing idea
  10/22/14
Did you see the legit typos in the NYT recently? Crazy.
sienna sick dingle berry kitty cat
  10/22/14
180 very evocative
navy curious crackhouse
  10/22/14
that emdash is longer than the rest of the sentence
Trip Cuckold
  10/22/14
what comes after the emdash ("and many rich people"...
bonkers overrated stage friendly grandma
  10/22/14
this guy was like hey let's put the sentences inside other s...
Trip Cuckold
  10/22/14
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bonkers overrated stage friendly grandma
  10/22/14
Sometimes that can be an effective writing technique -- and ...
sienna sick dingle berry kitty cat
  10/22/14
The author in the OP doesn't know how to use it
bonkers overrated stage friendly grandma
  10/22/14
I agree that she doesn't -- millennials usually ignore stand...
sienna sick dingle berry kitty cat
  10/22/14
180
bonkers overrated stage friendly grandma
  10/22/14
Oh SHOWER me with your effortless emdash aptitude, grammarPI...
contagious becky
  10/22/14
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bonkers overrated stage friendly grandma
  10/23/14
Rofl
bistre anal liquid oxygen hunting ground
  11/24/14
Tbf isn't this more a SYNTAXPIG thing
bistre anal liquid oxygen hunting ground
  11/24/14
PWN! PWN! PWN!
pearly histrionic principal's office quadroon
  11/24/14
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bonkers overrated stage friendly grandma
  10/22/14
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bonkers overrated stage friendly grandma
  10/22/14
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pearly histrionic principal's office quadroon
  11/24/14


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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:31 AM
Author: bonkers overrated stage friendly grandma

http://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/rehabilitation-california-ballot-propositions

"The state has an exceptionally progressive tax structure—wealthy people, who disproportionately pay capital-gains taxes, have especially high income-tax rates—and many rich people."

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563705)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:34 AM
Author: insanely creepy vivacious trust fund

bad writing.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563714)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:34 AM
Author: bonkers overrated stage friendly grandma



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563717)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:37 AM
Author: insanely creepy vivacious trust fund

4.5/10

http://comm.stanford.edu/first-daniel-pearl-intern-chosen-vauhini-vara/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563723)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:38 AM
Author: bonkers overrated stage friendly grandma

lol can't believe this dumb-bitch got into Stanford

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563730)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:47 AM
Author: sienna sick dingle berry kitty cat

"She is from Mercer Island, Washington."

FYI, this is a suburban area filled with strivers and Jews. No surprise there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563770)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:48 AM
Author: bonkers overrated stage friendly grandma

when did she graduate? she seems under 30, and to be writing on The New Yorker, that's pretty impressive. Although her prestige is only in that she writes for The New Yorker, but not for her prose, which sucks balls.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563775)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:51 AM
Author: obsidian shivering legal warrant

if you didn't know going into it where daniel pearl worked, her blurb at the bottom would be a great darkly ironic vignette. four paragraphs about how important it is to her to tell the stories of the common man and the proletariat, leading up to her humble acceptance of an internship at the fucking wall street journal. i mean, christ. everyone at elite schools who isn't going to be a doctor or a STEM PhD should be gassed

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563786)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 10:59 AM
Author: fear-inspiring cocky marketing idea

*poor

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26564599)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:37 AM
Author: sienna sick dingle berry kitty cat

Did you see the legit typos in the NYT recently? Crazy.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563724)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:37 AM
Author: navy curious crackhouse

180 very evocative

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563727)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:39 AM
Author: Trip Cuckold

that emdash is longer than the rest of the sentence

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563736)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:41 AM
Author: bonkers overrated stage friendly grandma

what comes after the emdash ("and many rich people") makes this sentence a rancid TTT.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563742)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:45 AM
Author: Trip Cuckold

this guy was like hey let's put the sentences inside other sentences like nesting dolls and connect them all with emdashes

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563758)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:46 AM
Author: bonkers overrated stage friendly grandma



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563765)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 4:00 AM
Author: sienna sick dingle berry kitty cat

Sometimes that can be an effective writing technique -- and when I say effective I mean it looks good and can convey a certain meaning to the reader -- but it frequently just confuses and obfuscates the main point the writer is trying to convey.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563810)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 4:03 AM
Author: bonkers overrated stage friendly grandma

The author in the OP doesn't know how to use it

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563819)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 4:05 AM
Author: sienna sick dingle berry kitty cat

I agree that she doesn't -- millennials usually ignore standard grammatical rules in favor of shortcuts typical among their tech-savvy generation -- and it hurts the overall article.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563823)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 4:05 AM
Author: bonkers overrated stage friendly grandma

180

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26563825)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 11:03 AM
Author: contagious becky

Oh SHOWER me with your effortless emdash aptitude, grammarPIG!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26564631)



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Date: October 23rd, 2014 12:42 AM
Author: bonkers overrated stage friendly grandma



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26569433)



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Date: November 24th, 2014 8:56 AM
Author: bistre anal liquid oxygen hunting ground

Rofl

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26784445)



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Date: November 24th, 2014 8:56 AM
Author: bistre anal liquid oxygen hunting ground

Tbf isn't this more a SYNTAXPIG thing

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26784447)



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Date: November 24th, 2014 8:57 AM
Author: pearly histrionic principal's office quadroon

PWN! PWN! PWN!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26784450)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 10:53 AM
Author: bonkers overrated stage friendly grandma



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26564562)



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Date: October 22nd, 2014 10:59 AM
Author: bonkers overrated stage friendly grandma



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26564598)



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Date: November 24th, 2014 8:42 AM
Author: pearly histrionic principal's office quadroon



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2706459&forum_id=2#26784405)