"On no occasion..."

jester.

jester.

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Hi and good evening. :)

What do you think of the following sentence?

"On no occasion in his speech does Cook mention racism."

I wrote that sentence in a written exam and it was underlined by my teacher without any further annotations...
 
    • jester. said:
    Hi and good evening. :)

    What do you think of the following sentence?

    "On no occasion in his speech does Cook mention racism."

    I wrote that sentence in a written exam and it was underlined by my teacher without any further annotations...
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    I am not sure if it is grammatically correct or not (it probably is) but the way it is worded is a little awkward and confusing.

    Try: Cook does not mention racism on any occasion in his speech.

    But that is still a little weird sounding.
     
    I would change the word order:
    On no occasion does Cook mention racism in his speech. But it depends what is being emphasised and the context.
     
    jester. said:
    Hi and good evening. :)

    What do you think of the following sentence?

    "On no occasion in his speech does Cook mention racism."

    I wrote that sentence in a written exam and it was underlined by my teacher without any further annotations...
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    I would recommend:

    "At no point in his speech does Cook mention racism."

    :)
     
    Siberia said:
    I would change the word order:
    On no occasion does Cook mention racism in his speech. But it depends what is being emphasised and the context.
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    The problem is not word order, which is fine. The problem is "occasion". The event at which Cook gives the speech is in itself an "occasion". :)
     
    Yes, that's precisely the problem.

    A speech composed of several occasions is a long speech indeed! ;)

    If you had asked this in the German forum, I would have just told you the German word for "occasion," but since I'm in English Only I have to think of a creative way to weave it into my sentence lest the moderators ban, lacerate, or otherwise punish me! :cool:
     
    elroy said:
    Yes, that's precisely the problem.

    A speech composed of several occasions is a long speech indeed! ;)

    If you had asked this in the German forum, I would have just told you the German word for "occasion," but since I'm in English Only I have to think of a creative way to weave it into my sentence lest the moderators ban, lacerate, or otherwise punish me! :cool:
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    Dude, that's nice. :D
    I think I got it now. :D
    See you :D
     
    Perhaps it is because at the time the word "racism" was not used and was perhaps not even considered an issue?
    racism [f. RACE sb.2 + -ISM; cf. F. racisme (Robert 1935).] a. The theory that distinctive human characteristics and abilities are determined by race. b = RACIALISM.
     
    difficult cuss said:
    Perhaps it is because at the time the word "racism" was not used and was perhaps not even considered an issue?
    racism [f. RACE sb.2 + -ISM; cf. F. racisme (Robert 1935).] a. The theory that distinctive human characteristics and abilities are determined by race. b = RACIALISM.
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    What time are you talking about?

    My paper was about a speech which was made a few years ago and I had to make some reference to another speech made by someone called Cook, who, as far as I know, was the British Prime Minister once...
     
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