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Musicgold Posted 14 years ago
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Are these sentences natural? Oct 22

Hi,

Are these sentences natural to a native ear?

1. If I went on this trip, I would be back more recharged than if I didn’t go.

2. The treatment of monthly overheads seems unusual.

3. They have been on radio silence since last Friday.

Thanks,
MG
  

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1. If I went on this trip, I would come back more recharged than if I didn’t go/hadn't gone . -- It seems to me that both forms are possible, depending on the speaker's mental vantage point.

— Mister Micawber

  • 1.
  • If I went on this trip, I would come back more recharged than if I didn’t go/hadn't gone .
  • -- It seems to me that both forms are possible, depending on the speaker's mental vantage point.
  • 2.
  • The treatment of monthly overheads ( uncountable in AmE ) seems unusual.
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1. If I went on this trip, I would come back more recharged than if I didn’t go/hadn't gone. -- It seems to me that both forms are possible, depending on the speaker's mental vantage point.

2. The treatment of monthly overheads (uncountable in AmE) seems unusual.

3. They have been on radio silence since last Friday.-- I cannot vouch for the r
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