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Latest post Fri, Oct 13 2006 3:32 PM by Marius Hancu. 2 replies.
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Anonymous  +  280028 Fri, 13 Oct 06 06:32 AM
Im not sure which one is correct, or if both are the same>

2) Sorry for not answering before but this week has been a busy one.

1) Sorry for not answering before but this one has been a busy week.


First of all, are they correct?, if so,
which one sounds more natural or which one is more common?

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Thanks in advance.
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Mister Micawber  +  280118 Fri, 13 Oct 06 09:56 AM

Both sentences are possible.  I like #2 (the one in the first position), and I think it is the more usual, but I would place a comma before but.  Both sentences are very casual (the first clause has no subject or verb), so I wouldn't worry overmuch about their form.


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Marius Hancu  +  280305 Fri, 13 Oct 06 03:32 PM
I prefer #2, because it focusses sooner in the discourse on "this week."

The other presents the reader first with the uncertainty of what is "one," only to find later that is "a week."
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