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Hi, in The guardian I came across the following about an actor and his role:
"I recall his answer to the question of whether there was a something of him in Butley." And I was in a maze over the A before the word something. Is it quite correct to put the idea in this way?
"I recall his answer to the question of whether there was a something of him in Butley." And I was in a maze over the A before the word something. Is it quite correct to put the idea in this way?
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" And I was in a maze over the A before the word something. Is it quite correct to put the idea in this way? It sounds a bit odd, but it's not unusual for casual everyday speech to sound a little bit odd.
- " And I was in a maze over the A before the word something.
- Is it quite correct to put the idea in this way?
- It sounds a bit odd, but it's not unusual for casual everyday speech to sound a little bit odd.
- At least it's a complete sentence.
- Sometimes we just say parts of sentences when we communicate, particularly in speaking.
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Hi,
in The guardian I came across the following about an actor and his role:
"I recall his answer to the question of whether there was a something of him in Butley." And I was in a maze over the A before the word something. Is it quite correct to put the idea in this way?
It sounds a bit odd, but it's not u
in The guardian I came across the following about an actor and his role:
"I recall his answer to the question of whether there was a something of him in Butley." And I was in a maze over the A before the word something. Is it quite correct to put the idea in this way?
It sounds a bit odd, but it's not u
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