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Rommel Posted 8 years ago
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Are ‘had for’ and ‘of nerves’ correctly used in the sentence?

Are ‘had for’ and ‘of nerves’ correctly used in the sentence?


When Carla was pregnant, she (said jokingly, joked) that what she had for a child was a growing snowball of nerves, which was her son Carlo.

  

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The grammar is okay, but the sense is not clear. What is a "snowball of nerves"? You are saying that this represents the child, yes?

  • The grammar is okay, but the sense is not clear.
  • What is a "snowball of nerves"?
  • You are saying that this represents the child, yes?
  • In what way?
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The grammar is okay, but the sense is not clear. What is a "snowball of nerves"? You are saying that this represents the child, yes? In what way?

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