After parking his car, Jason always ensures...
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Is this sentence fully natural? I don't like the underlined phrase because it sounds repetitious. Can you help?
After parking his car, Jason always ensures that it's rightly parked.
Thanks,
Tom
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" However, bear in mind that I am a native American English speaker, rather than British English, so there may be a little difference as to which word choice seems more natural, depending on the continent. Also, I understand how it could feel a little repetitious, but it really just sounds clear and precise.
- " However, bear in mind that I am a native American English speaker, rather than British English, so there may be a little difference as to which word choice seems more natural, depending on the continent.
- Also, I understand how it could feel a little repetitious, but it really just sounds clear and precise.
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The only thing about it that is not completely natural to me is the word "rightly," which I would probably replace with the word "correctly." However, bear in mind that I am a native American English speaker, rather than British English, so there may be a little difference as to which word choice seems more natural, depending on the continent.
Also, I understand how it could feel a littl
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eg After parking his car, Jason always ensures that he has done it correctly.
eg Jason always ensures he has parked correctly.
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