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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
'afford' is necessary?
necessary 'afford'?
You can't (afford) be afraid if you want to do that.
without afford, can the sentence mean 2 different things?
You can't (afford) be afraid if you want to do that.
without afford, can the sentence mean 2 different things?
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Not sure what you mean. " If I understand you correctly, the "afford" is not necessary. "You can't be afraid if you want to do that" is fine.
- Not sure what you mean.
- " If I understand you correctly, the "afford" is not necessary.
- "You can't be afraid if you want to do that" is fine.
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Not sure what you mean.
The form would require the infinitive, "You can't afford to be afraid if you want to do that."
If I understand you correctly, the "afford" is not necessary.
"You can't be afraid if you want to do that" is fine.
The form would require the infinitive, "You can't afford to be afraid if you want to do that."
If I understand you correctly, the "afford" is not necessary.
"You can't be afraid if you want to do that" is fine.
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