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Old November 14, 2010, 07:26 AM
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Originally Posted by irmamar View Post
I've written the following sentence:

In the nineteenth century franchise expanded in Britain, but parliamentary reform actually occurred in a less homogeneous way.


Does "franchise" mean "sufragio" or "derecho al voto"?

And my book says (about parliamentary reform): "occurred in a more hesitant and patchy fashion", but I don't like this sentence and I changed it for the one underlined that I wrote before (in a less homogeneous way). Is this change correct?


Thanks.
Franchise means in this context (probably) The right of voting at public elections, especially for election of the legislative body.

Your change to homogenous is correct, but I don't see what is wrong with in a more hesitant and patchy fashion which seems to me to be quite descriptive.

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By the way, to be really really critical, you should insert a comma after In the nineteenth century. That way, it is read much easier to read.
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