At this moment...at the other?
Hi, everyone.
Could you tell me whether this sentence is correct?
It's a curious relationship: at this moment he loves them, but he hates them at the other.
Thanks!
Top answer
No. You can't contrast "this moment", which basically means "right now", with one other random moment in isolation taken as the only other possible moment. Maybe "It's a curious relationship.
- No.
- You can't contrast "this moment", which basically means "right now", with one other random moment in isolation taken as the only other possible moment.
- Maybe "It's a curious relationship.
- " (I hate colons) That still comes off as wordplay, because "at this moment" is an idiomatic expression and therefore cannot be disassembled with impunity.
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No. You can't contrast "this moment", which basically means "right now", with one other random moment in isolation taken as the only other possible moment. Maybe "It's a curious relationship. At this moment he loves them, but at other moments he hates them." (I hate colons) That still comes off as wordplay, because "at this moment" is an idiomatic expression and therefore cannot be disassemble
0No, it isn't natural. This is one way to say what I think you mean:
It's a curious relationship: one moment he loves them, and the next he hates them.
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