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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...
Gold Friendly Grandma Coldplay Fan
  10/22/14
bad writing.
Awkward Cream Roommate
  10/22/14
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Gold Friendly Grandma Coldplay Fan
  10/22/14
4.5/10 http://comm.stanford.edu/first-daniel-pearl-intern...
Awkward Cream Roommate
  10/22/14
lol can't believe this dumb-bitch got into Stanford
Gold Friendly Grandma Coldplay Fan
  10/22/14
"She is from Mercer Island, Washington." FYI, t...
glittery locale
  10/22/14
when did she graduate? she seems under 30, and to be writing...
Gold Friendly Grandma Coldplay Fan
  10/22/14
if you didn't know going into it where daniel pearl worked, ...
wonderful self-centered athletic conference spot
  10/22/14
*poor
umber theater stage
  10/22/14
Did you see the legit typos in the NYT recently? Crazy.
glittery locale
  10/22/14
180 very evocative
razzle-dazzle massive indian lodge selfie
  10/22/14
that emdash is longer than the rest of the sentence
violet frisky den
  10/22/14
what comes after the emdash ("and many rich people"...
Gold Friendly Grandma Coldplay Fan
  10/22/14
this guy was like hey let's put the sentences inside other s...
violet frisky den
  10/22/14
...
Gold Friendly Grandma Coldplay Fan
  10/22/14
Sometimes that can be an effective writing technique -- and ...
glittery locale
  10/22/14
The author in the OP doesn't know how to use it
Gold Friendly Grandma Coldplay Fan
  10/22/14
I agree that she doesn't -- millennials usually ignore stand...
glittery locale
  10/22/14
180
Gold Friendly Grandma Coldplay Fan
  10/22/14
Oh SHOWER me with your effortless emdash aptitude, grammarPI...
Appetizing pearl area
  10/22/14
...
Gold Friendly Grandma Coldplay Fan
  10/23/14
Rofl
Khaki forum
  11/24/14
Tbf isn't this more a SYNTAXPIG thing
Khaki forum
  11/24/14
PWN! PWN! PWN!
shimmering mind-boggling death wish
  11/24/14
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Gold Friendly Grandma Coldplay Fan
  10/22/14
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Gold Friendly Grandma Coldplay Fan
  10/22/14
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shimmering mind-boggling death wish
  11/24/14


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Date: October 22nd, 2014 3:31 AM
Author: Gold Friendly Grandma Coldplay Fan

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: Awkward Cream Roommate

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: Gold Friendly Grandma Coldplay Fan



(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: Awkward Cream Roommate

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: Gold Friendly Grandma Coldplay Fan

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: glittery locale

"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: Gold Friendly Grandma Coldplay Fan

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: wonderful self-centered athletic conference spot

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: umber theater stage

*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: glittery locale

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: razzle-dazzle massive indian lodge selfie

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: violet frisky den

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: Gold Friendly Grandma Coldplay Fan

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: violet frisky den

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: Gold Friendly Grandma Coldplay Fan



(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: glittery locale

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: Gold Friendly Grandma Coldplay Fan

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: glittery locale

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: Gold Friendly Grandma Coldplay Fan

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: Appetizing pearl area

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: Gold Friendly Grandma Coldplay Fan



(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: Khaki forum

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: Khaki forum

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: shimmering mind-boggling death wish

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: Gold Friendly Grandma Coldplay Fan



(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: Gold Friendly Grandma Coldplay Fan



(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: shimmering mind-boggling death wish



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