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Originally posted by Pretty Little Flower
"This has gone on far enough." That's a little awkward, don't you think? It does not really make sense for something to occur or "go on" for some distance. I think maybe you should have said, "This has gone on long enough." Or, alternatively, "This has been taken far enough."
It is easy to underestimate the negative effect that type of awkward phrasing can have on the reader. Paying attention to these sorts of details could really turn things around here for you. Not that I am suggesting that you want to turn them around or that they should be turned around ...........
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