MMO statistics show WoW wins

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6-04-2006 @ 12:35PM

Jarrett said...

That last sentence and the previous comment make no sense.

You see, Sneaky, Nathan wasn't challenging the factual content of the statement, just the apparent non sequitur of joining two opposing ideas with the conjunction "and".

The original post reads, "However, we all know that WoW isn't without its problems, and it's going to be hard for a challenger to come along and threaten WoW's dominance."

A better writer would have chosen a structure like, "While we all know that WoW isn't without its problems, it's going to be hard for a challenger to come along and threaten WoW's dominance." The word "while" changing the first idea into a dependant clause, and hints to the reader know that a counterpoint follows in the next clause.

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