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There's an inflammation of the brain that has been found to cause or predispose for schizophrenia. I like this Canadian news release's wording:
"This could lead to new treatments for schizophrenia which is currently affecting a good number of people."
Somehow I think the original study was a little more precise.
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I like this Canadian news release's wording:
"This could lead to new treatments for schizophrenia which is currently affecting a good number of people."
Somehow I think the original study was a little more precise.
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It's a Canadian idiom, and perfectly correct.
"A good number of ...," means roughly one in a hundred. For example, a good number of Canadians haven't eaten beaver tails.
Posted by: Wayne Dam | March 21, 2007 05:25 PM