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Yes, I understood that much. Let me rephrase my question: what, in your opinion, makes my sentence so stiff? Is it the use of "I'd rather there was (...) than", or is it something else? How would you have worded it? Don't get me wrong: Avangi's suggestion is more than...
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Hi,Which of the following two sentences is preferable and why?"Snakes and Ladders is so much easier a game than Monopoly.""Snakes and Ladders is so much easier of a game than Monopoly."Normally, I would just say "Snakes and Ladders is a much easier game than...
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quote user Huevos quote user MarvinTheMartian For the love of God put your shoes back on I don t care how dirty they are I d rather there was a little dirt on my floor than have to put up
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I'm sorry you felt my comment was out of line. I didn't mean to come off as a "smart alec". I was merely saying that the phrase "jump in (something)" isn't that uncommon. Out of curiosity, I did a Google search and found the following quote from Charles...
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Thanks, it all seems so clear now. I'm not sure how I got so confused in the first place. I have one more question regarding this kind of sentence. We often use "where" and "in which" in reference to events, books, films, etc. (ex: "a meeting where the fate of the...
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Hi,A couple of months ago, some of you advised me against using Google to check my grammar. Now, I know we've already been through this, but it still bothers me when Google returns few or no hits for a phrase or sentence structure of mine. It always causes to lose confidence in my...
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I'm not sure I understand. The first two forms seem to work in the following statement: "Weird Al" Yankovic is famous for his songs in which / where he parodies popular radio tunes.
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Thanks for the feedback Huevos. Frankly, I don't see how identifying the individual(s) responsible for spreading the rumor would improve my sentence - firstly, because I don't wish to be that specific, and secondly because I feel it would make the statement unnecessarily long-winded. I...
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Hi,I don't know what's happening to me. I'm having an awful lot of trouble finding the right structure for a sentence which would normally occur to me naturally. Take a look:"Weird Al" Yankovic is famous for his fake celebrity interviews where he edits himself in /...
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I could be mistaken, but I don't see anything wrong with "he jumped in the sea to save the drowning girl." People regularly substitute "in" for "into" in everyday speech. Do you object to the form on grammatical grounds?
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