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> "so much so that when ..." This is a common enough turn of phrase, at least in my corner of the world. What's your problem with it? https://www.collinsdicti

• dcminter 3y ago
  The conclusion is missing. Normally the formula is: "So much so that when {occurrence} {outcome}" This has the occurrence (the inclusion of the topic) but not the consequent outcome - seems like some anecdote about that author not recollecting the clearly memorable topic got mangled. There's a missing word later in the piece as well.
  • Ericson2314 3y ago
    Yes exactly, thank you!
  • zuminator 3y ago
    > There's a missing word later in the piece as well You mean where the author, Andrew Gelman, "What I wanted to share today is a fascinating story from a magazine article about the affair, where the author, Joel Stein, 'Nearly all experts and celebrities use ghostwriters,' and then links to an amusing magazine article from 2009," and just completely skips over the verb?