"those afraid to enter the public space for fear of criticism" would be more concise.
-- b PS: May the pageantry of pedantry now begin PPS: Yes, this is a troll. On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Deepa Mohan <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 9:41 AM, Udhay Shankar N <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> From Danny O'Brien, in the forlorn hope that it will get him to post >> sometime: >> >> "...my biggest encouragement to those who are scared of criticism to >> enter the public space is that if you don’t, the public space will be >> filled with people who have no fear of their failings whatsoever. And we >> all know what fools they are." > > Yes, we know what fools they are...do we wish to join their ranks, and turn > "them" into "us"? No wonder your hope is forlorn. > That first sentence is so awkwardly constructed. Surely, "those who are > scared to enter the public space due to fear of criticism" would be better. > Now, will the criticism make him post? >
