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Tkacka15 Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary
Carry on on the current course
The ship is in imminent danger if we carry on on the current course.
Does the sentence above sound natural? Are two successive "on" correctly used?
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It's not necessarily wrong, but it's certainly awkward. Use 'continue' rather than 'carry on' if you want to avoid the problem.
- It's not necessarily wrong, but it's certainly awkward.
- Use 'continue' rather than 'carry on' if you want to avoid the problem.
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It's not necessarily wrong, but it's certainly awkward.
Use 'continue' rather than 'carry on' if you want to avoid the problem.
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tkacka15Does the sentence above sound natural? Are two successive "on" correctly used?
Yes and yes because the two ons belong to different constituents.
The ship is in imminent danger if we [carry on] [on the current course].
CJ
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