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Ryan79k Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Are you sure....?

I see some confirm messages on the web such as:
1) "Are you sure to leave without saving?,"
"Are you sure to start?"
"Are you sure reset?"

I can't really pinpoint why but they don't seem that natural to me.
Are they all grammatically correct? Do you use "sure" directly followed by "~to VERB?"
I was thinking maybe they should be changed to:

2) "Are you sure you want to leave without saving?,"
"Are you sure you want to start?"
"Are you sure you want reset?"

But I sometimes do hear "Be sure to~ VERB."

Can anyone tell me if the sentences in the first group 1) are grammatically correct? If not, can you tell me why?

Thank you in advance!!
  

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They are not correct, but are evidently in considerable use on the internet; I fielded another question quite similar to yours earlier this week.

— Mister Micawber

  • They are not correct, but are evidently in considerable use on the internet; I fielded another question quite similar to yours earlier this week.
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They are not correct, but are evidently in considerable use on the internet; I fielded another question quite similar to yours earlier this week.
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