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by anonymous on September 10th, 2006

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Does the following sentence make sense? While the inquisitive student openly questionned the teacher's explanation, she was not so imprudent as to suggest that the teacher was wrong.

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  • by Ullyses on January 11th, 2007

    Ullyses

    I agree with RFlagg. If the student questioned the explanation openly then she was, indeed, suggesting that the teacher was wrong/inaccurate. This is definitely imprudent, as she could well face a scathing retort for her insolence. I, personally, son't like the use of the word 'while' as it can be misconstrued to imply that the two events are not only concurrent, but also have a distinct timeframe, i.e. that she only was not imprudent while she was doing the questioning. I think it is better to miss out 'while', but place the word 'but' after the comma and before 'she'.

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  • by tomsims on January 11th, 2007

    tomsims

    It makes sense to me and points to a very important truth: It is possible to ask penetrating questions in the search for truth without being rude or calling someone else "wrong."

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  • by ChrisDG on January 11th, 2007

    ChrisDG

    No. There is only one 'n' in the word "questioned".

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  • by Kumbaya on January 11th, 2007

    Kumbaya

    It makes sense, and I do not find it so difficult. Perhaps it's because my mother tongue is a very flexible-syntax tongue

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  • by Tom on September 10th, 2006

    Tom

    As prudent means the following:

    characterized by, arising from, or showing prudence : as a : marked by wisdom or judiciousness <prudent advice> b : shrewd in the management of practical affairs <prudent investors> c : marked by circumspection : DISCREET

    and Imprudent means:

    not prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment

    I believe imprudent would be more appropriate as it implies the student uses discretion (not telling the teacher that they were wrong).

    If you were to dissect further I think prudent could be accurate if you felt it was wise for the student to tell the teacher they were wrong but imprudent is probably what you're looking for.

    After reading your comment - She was prudent enough not to suggest that the teacher was wrong would also be fitting but I think both options would make sense.

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  • by kyannie72 on January 11th, 2007

    kyannie72

    To me, the statement is saying that she was questioning his explanation because she wanted further understanding for herself, not necessarily saying his explanantion was false. So, to me, it makes sense.

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  • by RFlagg on January 11th, 2007

    RFlagg

    No, for one thing, it's a direct contridiction, if the word "Open" was'nt in there, it would make sense.

    Also, I think a better word might be 'Impudent', and questioned only has one n.

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  • by Anonymous on September 15th, 2006

    Anonymous

      Understand perfectly it Yoda would.

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