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Belly Posted 18 years ago
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But

I've no choice but to start it from scratch

She stood there, did nothing but cry

Why but have so different usages?
  

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"from scratch. " Are you sure from scratch is correct? Maybe it shold be "with scratching or by scratching.

— Doll

  • "from scratch.
  • " Are you sure from scratch is correct?
  • Maybe it shold be "with scratching or by scratching.
  • It has a variety of usage because there is something called paralllism in the sentences.
  • If one part of the sentence is to infinitive, the other part of the sentence is suggested to be written in to infinitiv form for the sake of clear, fluent and correct meaning.
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.."from scratch. " Are you sure from scratch is correct? Maybe it shold be "with scratching or by scratching. It has a variety of usage because there is something called paralllism in the sentences. If one part of the sentence is to infinitive, the other part of the sentence is suggested to be written in to infinitiv form for the sake of clear, fluent and correct meaning. If you search, you will
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