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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Am I not being wordy using ‘truth’ in the following sentence?

Am I not being wordy using ‘truth’ in the following sentence?

They wanted me to tell the truth, and the truth I told them was that I was simply a gardener.
  

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Yes, that sentence is a bit wordy. "

  • Yes, that sentence is a bit wordy.
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Yes, that sentence is a bit wordy.

You could say: "They wanted me to tell the truth, so I told them that I was simply a gardener."

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