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Well, it is not the action that needs to be punished but instead the actors. It is kind of interesting to trouble that a pronoun can bring, isn't it?
by readthenotes1 3y ago
Well, it is not the action that needs to be punished but instead the actors.
It is kind of interesting to trouble that a pronoun can bring, isn't it?
- mjan22640 3y agois this an https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacoluthon https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anacoluthon ?
- stronglikedan 3y agoIn the English language, it's understood that punishing a behavior is the same thing as punishing the actors, since behaviors cannot directly be punished. So when OP said, "malfeasance will stop if it isn't punished", it's a common and correct usage. It's all about the context.
- dghf 3y agoThis is perfectly standard English usage. You can punish (inflict a penalty on) a person, and you can punish (inflict a penalty for) a behaviour. "To reward" is similar.