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 Posted: Fri Jan 09, 2009 4:04 pm Post subject: The energy problem is one of the most important ones. |
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I came across the following sentence the other day.
It goes without saying that the energy problem is one of the most important ones.
The passage goes:
Mr. Tsutsumi was surprised when he first came across ESCOs, or energy service companies, in the U.S., and decided to establish his own ESCO in Japan. He says that even though it goes without saying that the energy problem is one of the most important ones, it is almost impossible for us to give up this convenient but wasteful way of life. So, his company provides clients with ways to save as much energy as possible without sacrificing society.
Is the phrase �one of the most important ones� in the sentence natural English? Somehow it sounds not so good to me. What do you think? |
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m_prime
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| It goes without saying that the energy problem is one of the most important ones |
Yes I think the sentence is acceptable as natural English. The reason it sounds a little strange is that the writer is assuming that the reader knows what 'problems' there are and which are the most important. It might of sounded slightly better if the writer had expanded a little more.
"It goes without saying that the energy problem is one of the most important ones in the world today". |
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