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by stubbornp » Sun Oct 19, 2008 11:31 pm
Although amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS, typically causes death within 3 to 5 years of the onset of symptoms, on average, the famous physicist Stephen Hawking has defied the odds, in contrast, by living more than 40 years after his initial diagnosis.

1)typically causes death within 3 to 5 years of the onset of symptoms, on average, the famous physicist Stephen Hawking has defied the odds, in contrast,
2)causes death within 3 to 5 years of the onset of symptoms, on average, the famous physicist Stephen Hawking has defied the odds, in contrast,
3)typically causes death within 3 to 5 years of the onset of symptoms, the famous physicist Stephen Hawking has defied the odds
4)causes death within 3 to 5 years of the average onset of symptoms, the famous physicist Stephen Hawking has defied the odds, by contrast,
5)typically causes death within 3 to 5 years of the average onset of symptoms, the famous physicist Stephen Hawking has defied the odds
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by raunekk » Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:02 am
imo:C

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by dileepsinha » Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:06 am
IMO, C

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by stop@800 » Mon Oct 20, 2008 4:57 am
OA??

I am also with C

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by niraj_a » Mon Oct 20, 2008 6:57 am
C

i was trying to choose between B and C. redundancy and meaning are at stake here. B changes the meaning, to say that Hawking defies odds on average, which is obvious incorrect. typically and average used together seem redundant to me.

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by stubbornp » Mon Oct 20, 2008 11:57 am
raunekk wrote:imo:C
Aren't we missing "On Average" in C????

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by amitabhprasad » Mon Oct 20, 2008 12:13 pm
I believe "On Average" will be redundant,
I will go with "C" as well

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by stop@800 » Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:36 pm
stubbornp wrote:
raunekk wrote:imo:C
Aren't we missing "On Average" in C????
"within 3 to 5 years" conveys "On Average".

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by rohangupta83 » Mon Oct 20, 2008 2:03 pm
imo C

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by stubbornp » Mon Oct 20, 2008 8:27 pm
tnx a lot guys...oa C

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by sudeep_ar » Tue Oct 21, 2008 3:13 pm
IMO..C
'on average' is redundant as 'typically' is used.

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by mbaapplicant2008 » Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:26 am
I am also with C

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by vivek.kapoor83 » Thu Oct 30, 2008 10:19 am
BUT in C, where the avg thing goes? why it is redutant ? as ' on avg' means some ppl die in 1yr , some in 7 yrs...so avg is 4 yrs. How it is same as C,which means all the ppl die in 3 to 5 yrs.
WHY AVG IS REDUTANT Pls if any1 can explain

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by vivek.kapoor83 » Fri Oct 31, 2008 10:04 am
can any1 explain my query

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by rohangupta83 » Fri Oct 31, 2008 11:47 pm
within 3 to 5 years - correct

on an average of 3 to 5 years - correct

As you can see, within 3-5 yrs and on an average of 3-5yrs convey the same meaning.

So, we don't need both of them in one sentence. Only one of them should do.

within 3 to 5 years on average - redundant