However, the First Amendment says that although every person can say what they wish, it discludes harmful and hateful pictures or texts.
is this right?
2007-12-12 13:23:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
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Although the First Amendment says that all people can say what they wish, it excludes harmful and hateful pictures or texts.
2007-12-12 13:30:02 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, it's not right for a couple of reasons...
"every person" is singular, and then you have "they" (plural). So you could either do "every person can say what he or she wishes" OR you could write "although people can say what they wish"
As others have noted, "discludes" is not common usage. It's better to go with "does not include"
But even that isn't great. You should write, "it does not cover a person's right to produce harmful pictures or texts."
2007-12-12 23:37:09 · answer #2 · answered by RP 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I doubt that the Supreme Court would agree with your interpretation, because what is harmful or hateful to one person may be a thing of beauty to another. However, if you are asking about the grammar, "disclude" is not a word. "Excepts" (makes an exception for, or does not include) is better.
2007-12-12 21:33:13 · answer #3 · answered by picador 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Although the First Amendment says that every person can say what they wish, it excludes harmful or hateful pictures & statements.
2007-12-12 21:38:27 · answer #4 · answered by Robert S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the word discludes should be replaced by excludes
2007-12-12 22:06:57 · answer #5 · answered by dicovi 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
change discludes to excludes (discludes isn't a word) -- otherwise, I think it looks fine.
2007-12-12 21:27:10 · answer #6 · answered by beachchik23259 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋