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BW2/3 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

brooding over

He was brooding over his affairs with his cigarettes.

She said that you all socipaths are not fit to live in the Outside World.

Are they OK?

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Hi, He was brooding over his affairs with his cigarettes. OK, but a comma after 'affairs' would make it clearer that 'his affairs' does not refer to smoking. She said that you all socipaths are not fit to live in the Outside World.

— Clive

  • Hi, He was brooding over his affairs with his cigarettes.
  • OK, but a comma after 'affairs' would make it clearer that 'his affairs' does not refer to smoking.
  • She said that you all socipaths are not fit to live in the Outside World.
  • 'She said that all you soci o paths are not fit to live in the o utside w orld'.
  • OK, but obviously some context is needed to explain the reference to the 'outside world'.
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Hi,

He was brooding over his affairs with his cigarettes. OK, but a comma after 'affairs' would make it clearer that 'his affairs' does not refer to smoking.

She said that you all socipaths are not fit to live in the Outside World.

'She said that all you socio
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