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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
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Alternative to "to be" in the following sentence

The sentence starts with "My first guess was".

I'm considering "went for" but I'm not sure if the preposition is correct and if if the phrasing is a good choice at all. The context is an informal conversation.
  

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Anonymous The sentence starts with "My first guess was ". I'm considering "went for" but I'm not sure if the preposition is correct and if if the phrasing is a good choice at all. The context is an informal conversation.

— Canadian45

  • Anonymous The sentence starts with "My first guess was ".
  • I'm considering "went for" but I'm not sure if the preposition is correct and if if the phrasing is a good choice at all.
  • The context is an informal conversation.
  • ' , but I would stay with "was".
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Anonymous The sentence starts with "My first guess was". I'm considering "went for" but I'm not sure if the preposition is correct and if if the phrasing is a good choice at all. The context is an informal conversation.
You can say 'My first guess went with....' , but I would stay with "was".
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Thank you canadian45. I'm going to stick with "was", then.
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