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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
(chess)leave with
Hi.
What does 'leave...with' mean in:
The lopsided space count (a crushing 20 to ti) leaves Black with very little room.
?Thanks in advance
What does 'leave...with' mean in:
The lopsided space count (a crushing 20 to ti) leaves Black with very little room.
?Thanks in advance
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, def. 8b. ( AHD ) In formal writing, I would change that to "leaves Black very little room".
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- 8b.
- ( AHD ) In formal writing, I would change that to "leaves Black very little room".
- The "with" is superfluous, but it is so common as to be correct.
- Black has little room left after White is done hogging it.
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leave1 verb, tr., def. 8b. (AHD)
In formal writing, I would change that to "leaves Black very little room". The "with" is superfluous, but it is so common as to be correct. Black has little room left after White is done hogging it.
In formal writing, I would change that to "leaves Black very little room". The "with" is superfluous, but it is so common as to be correct. Black has little room left after White is done hogging it.
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