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Christine Christie Posted 5 years ago
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At the edge
Is this sentence correct:
"In her autobiography, she said that at one point of her life, she fell into a deep depression and got at the edge of commiting suicide."
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Christine Christie she fell into a deep depression and got at the edge of commi tt ing suicide. 'got' suggests motion, so you need 'to'. 'at' suggests something stationary.
- Christine Christie she fell into a deep depression and got at the edge of commi tt ing suicide.
- 'got' suggests motion, so you need 'to'.
- 'at' suggests something stationary.
- went to / ran to / walked to was at / stayed at ...
- and got to the edge of ...
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Christine Christieshe fell into a deep depression and got at the edge of committing suicide.
'got' suggests motion, so you need 'to'. 'at' suggests something stationary.
went to / ran to / walked to
was at / stayed at
... and got to the edge of ... will work, but it migh
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