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Clara
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| Posted: Fri Nov 05, 2004 5:47 pm
Post subject: Would you say that? |
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Hi,
Would you say: "It may sometimes be necessary to add other words to make the
sentences grammatical."
If not, what else would you say?
Thanks for your help,
Clara |
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Jess Askin
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 1:38 am
Post subject: Re: Would you say that? |
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"Clara" <lapowell@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
news:418b5930$0$18886$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr...
| Quote: | Hi,
Would you say: "It may sometimes be necessary to add other words to make
the
sentences grammatical."
If not, what else would you say?
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It sounds OK to me. |
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Mark Barratt
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 3:41 am
Post subject: Re: Would you say that? |
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Clara wrote:
| Quote: | Hi,
Would you say: "It may sometimes be necessary to add other
words to make the sentences grammatical."
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I would say that if that's what I meant. The sentence is
perfectly grammatical, but is it what you mean?
| Quote: | If not, what else would you say?
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That depends upon what the intended meaning is.
Aside, I count 8 different positions that the adverb 'sometimes'
might conceivably take in Clara's sentence (commas permitted),
without fundamentally changing the meaning. Any advance on this?
--
Mark Barratt
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Adrian Bailey
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 4:10 am
Post subject: Re: Would you say that? |
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"Clara" <lapowell@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
news:418b5930$0$18886$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr...
| Quote: | Hi,
Would you say: "It may sometimes be necessary to add other words to make
the
sentences grammatical."
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My preference would be for "...grammatically correct."
Adrian |
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Nell
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| Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2004 8:14 am
Post subject: Re: Would you say that? |
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Adrian Bailey wrote:
| Quote: | "Clara" <lapowell@wanadoo.fr> wrote in message
news:418b5930$0$18886$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr...
Hi,
Would you say: "It may sometimes be necessary to add other words to make
the
sentences grammatical."
My preference would be for "...grammatically correct."
Adrian
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Yes, "grammatically correct" sounds more "grammatically correct".
Nell |
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