better_in_time
Senior Member
Chinese, Thai
Hello,
I found these two sentences in my ESL textboook:
1. Homeschooling is not a panacea, or a perfect solution, for the institutional deficiencies found in American public schools.
2. Homeschooling is not a panacea--not a perfect solution--for the institutional deficiencies found in American public schools.
Both have the same meaning. I wonder why, in the second sentence, "not" is inserted after the dash, while, in the first sentence, "not" is not inserted after "or." In other words, why can't we say "Homeschooling is not a panacea--a perfect solution--for the institutional deficiencies found in American public school."?
Thanks for your help!
I found these two sentences in my ESL textboook:
1. Homeschooling is not a panacea, or a perfect solution, for the institutional deficiencies found in American public schools.
2. Homeschooling is not a panacea--not a perfect solution--for the institutional deficiencies found in American public schools.
Both have the same meaning. I wonder why, in the second sentence, "not" is inserted after the dash, while, in the first sentence, "not" is not inserted after "or." In other words, why can't we say "Homeschooling is not a panacea--a perfect solution--for the institutional deficiencies found in American public school."?
Thanks for your help!