Citation- beforeverge

Posted on September 20, 2022 by beforeverge

In the article, “The Fiction That Makes the World Go Round,” from the New York Times, author Richard Davies notes his findings that money is a social construct. Davies refers to money as “a confidence trick,” a system society has made with no real value behind it. The article reviews the book, Money: The True Story of a Made-up Thing, by Jacob Goldstein, sharing an excerpt that states how currency used to have real profit. Goldstein tells readers about how currency was made through items of importance, “like salt, or coins made from precious metal.” Now, Davies explains that it is simply paper, something that is only used as a way of exchange. He describes money as “foundational yet resting on faith.” It holds value to people only because society deems it so.

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  1. davidbdale says:
    September 29, 2022 at 6:10 AM

    Very nice, Verge. You’ve handled all the “first-level” punctuation and grammar correctly. As a reward, I’m going to nitpick in ways that will make you a true champion if you heed my advice.

    Richard Davies notes his findings that money is a social construct.
    —Davies noted one thing. His finding:

    Richard Davies notes his finding that money is a social construct.

    an excerpt that states how currency used to have real profit.
    —Your use of how here and in the next example also. Davies may have explained how, but we don’t see evidence of that. He states that currency used to have real profit.

    an excerpt that states how currency used to have real profit.

    Goldstein tells readers about how currency was made through items of importance
    —Like the previous example:

    Goldstein tells readers that currency was made through items of importance

    Now, Davies explains that it is simply paper,
    —Your use of Now in this instance. Grammatically, you’re claiming that Davies is presently explaining. Instead, you mean that he explained what is happening in the present moment.

    Now, Davies explains, it is simply paper that is used

    something that is only used as a way of exchange.
    —Placement of only, which modifies the word that immediately follows it. You don’t mean “only used.” You mean “used only as a means of exchange and in no other way.”

    something that is used only as a means of exchange.

    It holds value to people only because society deems it so.
    —Conflict between “holds value” and “deems it so.” The phrase “deems it so” would refer to an adjective such as “deems it smart” or “deems it crazy.” The phrase “holds value” would call for the phrase “deems that it does.” So you have two choices:

    It holds value to people only because society deems that it does.

    OR

    It is valuable to individuals only because society deems it so.

    Helpful? Annoying? Answer my question, please, if you wish to get more feedback in the future.
    🙂

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  2. beforeverge says:
    October 4, 2022 at 5:44 PM

    Frustrating, but only because I know you’re right. I’m glad my general grammar and citations are fine. I will try to watch out for these errors and correct them in the future. Thank you!

    Reply

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