http://www.englishforums.com/English/EslGeneralEnglishGrammar-Questions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here. <font color=red>DO NOT post paragraphs and compositions here. Post them in our <a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/EssayReportCompositionWriting/Forum9.htm"><b>Essay, Report and Composition Writing Forum</b></a>.</font>enXMOD (Build: 3615.39139)http://www.englishforums.com/English/Die/gjlwh/post.htm#548750Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:02:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:548750Clive0http://www.englishforums.com/English/Die/gjlwh/post.htm#548750http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-548750.xmlHi, Yes, repetition is a common rhetorical technique in speaking. But it&#39;s usually less effective in writing. Clive&#39;http://www.englishforums.com/English/Die/gjlwh/post.htm#548745Sun, 25 Jan 2009 08:02:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:548745New2grammar1http://www.englishforums.com/English/Die/gjlwh/post.htm#548745http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-548745.xmlYou seem to be taking the position that cancer is never related to smoking. Yes. I don&#39;t know what I was thinking. I don&#39;t like the repetition in your first two sentences. How about this? Thanks, Clive. I wonder why politicians tend to repeat things. I was trying to mimic their style.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Die/gjlwh/post.htm#548742Mon, 25 May 2009 07:02:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:548742Clive2http://www.englishforums.com/English/Die/gjlwh/post.htm#548742http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-548742.xmlHi, Five people around the world die from cancer every five seconds. And 3 people around the world die from smoking related diseases every five seconds. While there&#39;s nothing much we can do to prevent cancer, smoking related diseases are completely preventable. Five people around the world die from cancer every five seconds , and three people around the world die from smoking-related diseases every five seconds. While there&#39;s nothing much we can do to prevent cancer, smoking-related diseases are completely preventable. I don&#39;t like the repetition in your first two sentences. How about this? Around the world every five seconds, five people die from cancer and three people die from smoking-related diseases. While there&#39;s...http://www.englishforums.com/English/Die/gjlwh/post.htm#548675Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:02:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:548675New2grammar3http://www.englishforums.com/English/Die/gjlwh/post.htm#548675http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-548675.xmlThanks, Avangi. I know what you mean. Perhaps, I shouldn&#39;t have chosen cancer which is linked to smoking.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Die/gjlwh/post.htm#548668Wed, 25 Feb 2009 08:02:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:548668Avangi4http://www.englishforums.com/English/Die/gjlwh/post.htm#548668http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-548668.xml(You can stop smoking to prevent cancer - just kidding.) I&#39;d suggest &quot;three&quot; in place of &quot;3&quot; just to be consistent. - A.http://www.englishforums.com/English/Die/gjlwh/post.htmMon, 25 May 2009 07:02:34 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:548665New2grammar5http://www.englishforums.com/English/Die/gjlwh/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-548665.xmlFive people around the world die from cancer every five seconds. And 3 people around the world die from smoking related diseases every five seconds. While there&#39;s nothing much we can do to prevent cancer, smoking related diseases are completely preventable. Are there any mistakes? Thanks.