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> 彼は、外見はともかくとして、性格が良く、信頼できる人だ。
>
> Leaving aside his outward appearance, my elder brother is a trustworthy
> person with good personality.

# Question

In my understanding, the sentence should be as follows.

> 彼は、外見はともかくとして、性格が良く **て** 、信頼できる人だ。

Why was て omitted in this relative clause?
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Why was て omitted in this relative clause?
I think you will find that it was personal preference of the author. The top
sentence seems to sound more educated (if you can say that) as in using
the「て」is superfluous. Other than that, both are fine and convey the same
message.
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Postpositional particle て has some meanings.
<http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/jn/148945/meaning/m0u/%E3%81%A6/>

て can be omitted in the case of［接助]1,2,5. Your sentence is in the case of 2 or
5, so て can be omitted.

Case1: 学校に行って勉強する → 学校に行き勉強する

Case2: 頭が痛くて寝ていた → 頭が痛く寝ていた

Casse5: 大きくて甘い柿 → 大きく甘い柿
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I found the answer on the page 148 of "A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese
Grammar". It is apparently an intermediate grammar. That is why I did not know
it.

According to the book, both く and くて forms can function as a continuative form
that connects two predicates. However, く is used in written Japanese while くて
is used in both written and spoken Japanese. く can also be used as an adverb.

For more detailed, read the book.
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