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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Construct

Hi,

"I can't find the book much less borrow it".
"The old man smokes more cigarettes faster than his wife does in a day".

Are there better and natural constructs for the sentences above?

Thank you
  

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Anonymous Are there better and natural constructs for the sentences above? Just a comma after 'book'.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Are there better and natural constructs for the sentences above?
  • Just a comma after 'book'.
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AnonymousAre there better and natural constructs for the sentences above?
Just a comma after 'book'.
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Fine, except I would add commas as shown below..

"I can't find the book, much less borrow it".
"The old man smokes more cigarettes, faster, than his wife does in a day".

Clive
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AnonymousI can't find the book much less borrow it.
Just guessing, but 'lend it to you' sounds more logical, or at least expected, than 'borrow it'.

I can't find the book, much less lend it to you.
AnonymousThe old man smokes more cigarettes faster than his wife does in a day
I'd reorganize this one.
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I can't find the book much less borrow it.
I was thinking of it as a library search, CJ.
CalifJimThere is something incongruent about comparing both number of cigarettes per day and speed of smoking them in one sentence.
Ah, yes—that's the problem.
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Mister MicawberI was thinking of it as a library search, CJ.
I wouldn't have thought of that.

(I dont yoose lie-berries. Mostwise cuz I dont no how to reed (or spel niethr). Plus, thay dont hve enuf girlz pics.)

CJ
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