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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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As if to say

Is this idiomatic?

He was sniffing as if to say please do leave me.
  

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Hi, Are you sure you didn't mean to include 'not', He was sniffing as if to say "P lease do not leave me ". As if to say is quite commonly used. Clive

  • Hi, Are you sure you didn't mean to include 'not', He was sniffing as if to say "P lease do not leave me ".
  • As if to say is quite commonly used.
  • Clive
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Hi,

Are you sure you didn't mean to include 'not',

He was sniffing as if to say "Please do not leave me".

As if to say is quite commonly used.

Clive

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