Quote Originally Posted by Dr_Fwd View Post
English is not my first language, but i'll try:




The situation in Mesoamerica contrasts strongly: that area provided only two domesticable animals (the turkey and the dog), whose meat yield was far lower than that of cows, sheep, goats, and pigs, and corn, Mesoamerica's staple grain, was difficult to domesticate and, perhaps, slow to develop.
That's pretty good, but I think the colon should be a semi-colon and take out the commas around the word perhaps.

"The situation in Mesoamerica contrasts strongly; that area provided only two domesticable animals (the turkey and the dog), whose meat yield was far lower than that of cows, sheep, goats, and pigs, and corn, Mesoamerica's staple grain, was difficult to domesticate and perhaps slow to develop."