Make the account fit its purpose
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A neighborhood cookbook's invitation to share inexpensive recipes was consonant with the editors' stated aim of welcoming households with different budgets. A demand for elaborate ingredients struck a dissonant note beside an invitation emphasizing inexpensive recipes, so the editor asked the contributor to explain the choice. An old parking dispute was irrelevant to deciding which instructions readers needed for the recipe. The group returned to quantities, available substitutions, and the details that would help someone prepare the dish without guessing.
The revised recipe was consonant with the cookbook's aim after the contributor included an ordinary alternative to the costly ingredient. The dissonant demand had not made the entire contribution unusable; it had identified a part that did not fit the surrounding purpose. The editor removed the irrelevant parking anecdote and kept a short explanation of how the dish was usually shared. At the next review, two readers followed the instructions and marked the one step that still needed clarification.
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Look away from the passage. Can you explain each focus word in your own words?
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