"25 Australians are diagnosed with Parkinson's every day, impacting all aspects of a person's life."
(Spotted on a fundraiser page for Parkinsons Victoria. Peter Raymond is fundraising for the Unity Walk in August, which he'll be joining.)
- Grammar nitpicking
gemsling- July 14th, 2009
Pick the (possible) problem with this sentence:
"25 Australians are diagnosed with Parkinson's every day, impacting all aspects of a person's life."
(Spotted on a fundraiser page for Parkinsons Victoria. Peter Raymond is fundraising for the Unity Walk in August, which he'll be joining.)
When I read "25 Australians are diagnosed with Parkinson's every day, impacting all aspects of a person's life", I immediately thought "well, if the diagnosis is affecting all areas of a person's life, just stop doing diagnosis, then!"
Although I guess it's possible that the disease itself might have an impact, too – not just the getting diagnosed bit...