"should"
I have some problem with what "should" imply in the following sentence, So dose the sentence:
New forms of classification using DNA and systematics are taking over from traditional field taxonomy, though the work of taxonomists, more than at any other time, should play a vital role in the wider agenda for biodiversity.
want to say:
While we today, more than any other time, need traditional methods of taxonomy for our biodiversity programs, unfortunately, new methods that use DNA and systematics are replacing them?or maybe:
While new methods of taxonomy that use DNA and systematics are replacing the traditional methods, we today, more than any other time, are using the traditional methods of taxonomy for our biodiversity programs.
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Answers · 5
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There are two statements there:
1. New methods are being used more often than traditional methods.
2. Taxonomists might be expected to be important, particularly at this time, in general. (The 'should' here implies a degree of expectation)
One of the problems is that the original lacks a certain cohesion. Where does it originate from? What text? It lacks clarity.
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It just means that nevertheless using DNA and systematics became popular, traditional methods are still important and will be important in the future as well.
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