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Quaerereverum Posted 14 years ago
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Hello,
Can I say,'' With the advent of Supermarkets, many grocery stores had to vanish.''
Thank you for your reply.
Can I say,'' With the advent of Supermarkets, many grocery stores had to vanish.''
Thank you for your reply.
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'' 'Advent' is fine. No capital S. 'Had to vanish' is not quite right.
- '' 'Advent' is fine.
- No capital S.
- 'Had to vanish' is not quite right.
- eg With the advent of supermarkets, many grocery stores vanished.
- eg With the advent of supermarkets, many grocery stores were forced to close.
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Hi,
Can I say,'' With the advent of Supermarkets, many grocery stores had to vanish.''
'Advent' is fine.
No capital S.
'Had to vanish' is not quite right.
eg With the advent of supermarkets, many grocery st
Can I say,'' With the advent of Supermarkets, many grocery stores had to vanish.''
'Advent' is fine.
No capital S.
'Had to vanish' is not quite right.
eg With the advent of supermarkets, many grocery st
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Clive'Had to vanish' is not quite right.Hi
Is it wrong here? Can you please tell me why? I thought it would mean that they were 'forced' to vanish.(use of 'had to' gave me that hint)
Thank you,
Prajwal
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Hi,
It sounds a bit like 'they were given an obligation to vanish',
in the same way that I might say
My wife gave me a shopping list yesterday. I had to buy milk and bananas.
Clive
It sounds a bit like 'they were given an obligation to vanish',
in the same way that I might say
My wife gave me a shopping list yesterday. I had to buy milk and bananas.
Clive
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CliveHi,It sounds a bit like 'they were given an obligation to vanish', in the same way that I might say My wife gave me a shopping list yesterday. I had to buy milk and bananas.CliveThank you,Clive. I understood.
Regards
Prajwal
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