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Discover LudwigThe phrase "reads as though" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to indicate that something appears to be true or seems to have a certain quality based on the way it is written. Example: "The report reads as though the author is unsure about the conclusions drawn."
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It was written in 1981 and it reads as though it were written in the 1950s.
Much of it reads as though it had been compiled from newspaper archives.
Du Mée's transcript reads as though he had gone through a Beltway-staffer training camp.
Mr. Richter's biography reads as though tailor made to fit Germany's 20th-century historical narrative.
It reads as though Ahmadinejad is showing solidarity with Iran by attending.
It is a sociological effort that reads as though it were a thriller.
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We often talk about reading as though it was a solitary, isolating activity.
One critic said of "Housekeeping" that it read as though the writer had been "treasuring it up all her life".
Yet, while each acted separately from the other, their unrepentant justifications read as though they were unconsciously working in concert.
Professor Hemphill noted that the complaint read as though the Justice Department had come to believe the earlier mergers were a mistake.
Strayed's writing is so piercing and precise that I found myself nodding along as I was reading, as though it were a hymn.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com