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OttoJ Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
As one
Could I use as one? Or rather, does it make sense?
-Needing a sense of affinity causes a person to feel comfortable for being __ with another.
The OALD says as one means in agreement, so I consider it OK, but my friend objects, saying that a dictionary meaning seemingly fitting in a sentence doesn't always mean it's OK and that as one makes no sense. Do you agree with me or my friend?
-Needing a sense of affinity causes a person to feel comfortable for being __ with another.
The OALD says as one means in agreement, so I consider it OK, but my friend objects, saying that a dictionary meaning seemingly fitting in a sentence doesn't always mean it's OK and that as one makes no sense. Do you agree with me or my friend?
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The sentence as a whole seems somewhat nebulous and unsatisfactory to me. I would try to find an overall clearer way of saying what you mean.
- The sentence as a whole seems somewhat nebulous and unsatisfactory to me.
- I would try to find an overall clearer way of saying what you mean.
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The sentence as a whole seems somewhat nebulous and unsatisfactory to me. I would try to find an overall clearer way of saying what you mean.
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Hi Otto, I am struggling to work out the precise meaning you want to express. I think the sentence needs quite a bit of reworking. I am not sure if either "as one" or "at one" is what you really need here. You may not need either of them at all.
I am not sure about "needing"; you definitely need to take out the "for" after "comfortable", and think about using a different word instead o
I am not sure about "needing"; you definitely need to take out the "for" after "comfortable", and think about using a different word instead o
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Michael Chambers Teaching EnglishHi OttoThank you for the detailed answer. But may I ask, do you use UK or US English as your 1st language?(I've looked through the profile, but I think it doesn't hurt to know more about our experts here.)
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Ok thanks Otto. I wouldn't describe myself as an expert as I have only 1 year of teaching experience.
I'm from London. Where there are differences in usage and vocabulary between the UK and US, I would opt for or default to the UK version.
On your question, I can't imagine that there is a difference between UK and US usages, or at least there is none that I'm aware of. If I
I'm from London. Where there are differences in usage and vocabulary between the UK and US, I would opt for or default to the UK version.
On your question, I can't imagine that there is a difference between UK and US usages, or at least there is none that I'm aware of. If I
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