I agree that precision is a great quality in writing. We often forget when we write about something that none of the context that we usually can take for granted in a conversation is there. Especially when we are writing for a public forum and we use demographic specific colloquialism that can be easily misunderstood.
Though in casual conversation with friends I find the omission of an article or pronoun to be acceptable. Most will understand your meaning in any case. We actually do this transparently in our minds. Our mind adds words that were omitted for us. We often remember things differently than they were actually told to us.
@Unus Nemo It's an ironic way of saying where the president of the Valencian Community was when people were drowning in the DANA storm. He was eating at a restaurant with a journalist for hours while ignoring phone calls. I'm making a wicked pun.
Unus Nemo
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I agree that precision is a great quality in writing. We often forget when we write about something that none of the context that we usually can take for granted in a conversation is there. Especially when we are writing for a public forum and we use demographic specific colloquialism that can be easily misunderstood.
Though in casual conversation with friends I find the omission of an article or pronoun to be acceptable. Most will understand your meaning in any case. We actually do this transparently in our minds. Our mind adds words that were omitted for us. We often remember things differently than they were actually told to us.
Joan Barrera
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Unus Nemo
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Thank you for the clarification. That is tragic.