A superficial look suggests to me that in most cases, the "it turns out" could as well just have been left out (it turns out the "it turns out" could have been left out) without changing the meaning of the sentences. So it is more like a filler, like, really, (some English major please step in, I am not even a native speaker).
There must be software by now that warns you of "sloppy writing"? If not, might be worth looking into?
I have noticed that I tend to write "though" and "although" all the time, but have not yet found a remedy. I hope this doesn't invalidate all the comments I ever mad.
Didn't PG make his articles editable some while ago? So someone could just edit out those "it turns out" and we can bury the subject.
Usually "it turns out that x" = x + an indication of surprise that x, or that work was required to determine that x. So you couldn't quite replace it with x without losing meaning.
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A superficial look suggests to me that in most cases, the "it turns out" could as well just have been left out (it turns out the "it turns out" could have been left out) without changing the meaning of the sentences. So it is more like a filler, like, really, (some English major please step in, I am not even a native speaker).
There must be software by now that warns you of "sloppy writing"? If not, might be worth looking into?
I have noticed that I tend to write "though" and "although" all the time, but have not yet found a remedy. I hope this doesn't invalidate all the comments I ever mad.
Didn't PG make his articles editable some while ago? So someone could just edit out those "it turns out" and we can bury the subject.
< A superficial look suggests to me that in most cases, the "it turns out" could as well just have been left out
That's pretty much the point I was making. Most of the instances could be replaced by "is" or whatnot, without loss of meaning...
My bad, turns out I didn't read your article carefully enough. I just assumed you were confirming the point of the original article.
Usually "it turns out that x" = x + an indication of surprise that x, or that work was required to determine that x. So you couldn't quite replace it with x without losing meaning.
Certainly, I personally don't have an issue with it's use. Indication of surprise puts it well, as far as I can determine as a non-native speaker.