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HUBLOT Posted 14 years ago
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After one'a birth
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/24/nyregion/suddenly-left-to-fend-for-himself.html
Mr. Watson, now 22, had been raised by his grandmother, who legally adopted him shortly after his birth.
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Does this sentence sound odd to you without his?
Mr. Watson, now 22, had been raised by his grandmother, who legally adopted him shortly after his birth.
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Does this sentence sound odd to you without his?
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I wouldn't object if you left out "his" because logically, it's clear that "birth" refers to Mr Watson and not his grandmother.
- I wouldn't object if you left out "his" because logically, it's clear that "birth" refers to Mr Watson and not his grandmother.
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I wouldn't object if you left out "his" because logically, it's clear that "birth" refers to Mr Watson and not his grandmother.
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