Are Both Of Them Grammatical?
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Could both of them be grammatical? If so, which pattern do you utilise frequently? To me, the former is better than the latter from an economical perspective (Occam's razor).
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If you try to apply that razor to English, you will cut yourself to ribbons. The principle is not simplicity but laziness. Both versions are correct, but why bother to expend the breath it takes to add "it" unless there is a reason?
- If you try to apply that razor to English, you will cut yourself to ribbons.
- The principle is not simplicity but laziness.
- Both versions are correct, but why bother to expend the breath it takes to add "it" unless there is a reason?
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If you try to apply that razor to English, you will cut yourself to ribbons. The principle is not simplicity but laziness. Both versions are correct, but why bother to expend the breath it takes to add "it" unless there is a reason?
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