Comment by jeffbee 5 hours ago Oh, I read that as an independent statement, rather than one qualifying the first. 2 comments jeffbee Reply jordanwallwork 4 hours ago You read "where the main mode of pitch control is by moving the tuning slide" as an independent statement? What does that mean on its own? jeffbee 4 hours ago The interrupting parenthetical was so disruptive to the sentence that I thought it said, essentially, "The trombone is the only brass instrument. Parenthetical. The trombone is played by moving the slide."
jordanwallwork 4 hours ago You read "where the main mode of pitch control is by moving the tuning slide" as an independent statement? What does that mean on its own? jeffbee 4 hours ago The interrupting parenthetical was so disruptive to the sentence that I thought it said, essentially, "The trombone is the only brass instrument. Parenthetical. The trombone is played by moving the slide."
jeffbee 4 hours ago The interrupting parenthetical was so disruptive to the sentence that I thought it said, essentially, "The trombone is the only brass instrument. Parenthetical. The trombone is played by moving the slide."
You read "where the main mode of pitch control is by moving the tuning slide" as an independent statement? What does that mean on its own?
The interrupting parenthetical was so disruptive to the sentence that I thought it said, essentially, "The trombone is the only brass instrument. Parenthetical. The trombone is played by moving the slide."