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Qim Posted 20 years ago
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Another starnge phrase

...disposing of those who were envied, resented or from whom they simply wanted to seek revenge



Sounds terrible! Ca nyou help rephrase the underlined bit?
  

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disposing of those who were envied, resented or from whom they simply wanted to seek revenge Sounds terrible! Ca nyou help rephrase the underlined bit? Sounds fine to me, except I'd say 'on' rather than 'from'.

  • disposing of those who were envied, resented or from whom they simply wanted to seek revenge Sounds terrible!
  • Ca nyou help rephrase the underlined bit?
  • Sounds fine to me, except I'd say 'on' rather than 'from'.
  • Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,

...disposing of those who were envied, resented or from whom they simply wanted to seek revenge

Sounds terrible! Ca nyou help rephrase the underlined bit?

Sounds fine to me, except I'd say 'on' rather than 'from'.

Best wishes, Clive
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change "wanted to seek" to "sought" (and "from" to "on" and you get "...disposing of those who were envied, resented or on whom they simply sought revenge."

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