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4 Dec 2014
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the current state of affairs may be encouraged by the popularization of the internet as well as people's lacking of self control ablity. Does this sound natural?
the current state of affairs may be encouraged by the popularization of the internet as well as people's lacking of self control ablity. Does this sound natural?
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A little unnatural
"This current state of affairs may have been contributed to by the popularization of the Internet combined with people's lack of self control." I think saying it this way will sound a bit better. We don't usually use the word "encourage" that way.
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