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Reading this segment feels like it was terminated prematurely? > Free checking wasn’t free. Instead of most depositors paying a predictable (and relatively sma
by Folcon 5y ago
Reading this segment feels like it was terminated prematurely?
> Free checking wasn’t free. Instead of most depositors paying a predictable (and relatively small) fee for their checking account, a tiny portion of the depositor base was assessed many, many $25-$35 fees stochastically based on how frequently their incomings and outgoings were temporarily mismatched.
Specifically the "depositor base was assessed many, many" part. Feels like the many before the comma is missing something. Maybe it should be times? "a tiny portion of the depositor base was assessed many times, many $25-$35 fees stochastically"
Not certain though.
- Arcuru 5y agoIt is an odd piece of grammar, but I've heard it fairly often. I'm not sure if it's proper English or not. "many, many" is a different way of emphasizing the word "many". So "assessed many, many fees" implies that there were more fees assessed than if they had just stated "assessed many fees".
- Folcon 5y agoInteresting, thanks for the heads up.
- xsmasher 5y agoSome of the depositors were assessed "many, many $25-$35 fees." Could have been rewritten as "repeatedly assessed $25-$35 fees" but it's understandable to me.
- Folcon 5y agoI'd agree with that rewording =)... Just was a bit of a mental hiccup when I was reading which is probably why I picked up on it.