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Tostyle un Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Is this correct English?

"I don't like being rude to you, not just To you but anyone."

Is the usage of To correct and there is no need of to before anyone, right?
  

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"to" can potentially be dropped both before "anyone" and before the second "you". In writing I would personally include "to" in both places, but in speech I might drop them. For me, the comma feels too weak.

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  • "to" can potentially be dropped both before "anyone" and before the second "you".
  • In writing I would personally include "to" in both places, but in speech I might drop them.
  • For me, the comma feels too weak.
  • I would use a dash.
  • I assume you are using an initial capital ("To") to highlight the word within the sentence.
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"to" can potentially be dropped both before "anyone" and before the second "you". In writing I would personally include "to" in both places, but in speech I might drop them.

For me, the comma feels too weak. I would use a dash.

I assume you are using an initial capital ("To") to highlight the word within the sentence. I suggest you instead use bold for this purpose, and th
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