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Dan154 Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
"Cannot be X, but Y"
Is the following sentence complete and correct:
"He's a truthful man, and so his fantastic testimony cannot be an intentional lie, but an honest recollection of what he thought he had seen."
Or must I add:
"He's a truthful man, and so his fantastic testimony cannot be an intentional lie, but instead must be an honest recollection of what he thought he had seen."
Thank you.
"He's a truthful man, and so his fantastic testimony cannot be an intentional lie, but an honest recollection of what he thought he had seen."
Or must I add:
"He's a truthful man, and so his fantastic testimony cannot be an intentional lie, but instead must be an honest recollection of what he thought he had seen."
Thank you.
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I would just delete the comma: He's a truthful man, and so his fantastic testimony cannot be an intentional lie but an honest recollection of what he thought he had seen.
- I would just delete the comma: He's a truthful man, and so his fantastic testimony cannot be an intentional lie but an honest recollection of what he thought he had seen.
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I would just delete the comma:
He's a truthful man, and so his fantastic testimony cannot be an intentional lie but an honest recollection of what he thought he had seen.
He's a truthful man, and so his fantastic testimony cannot be an intentional lie but an honest recollection of what he thought he had seen.
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