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Writingtosms Posted 4 years ago
Grammar

Constructing a better sentence

Hi

I have a sentence: He never charged them extreme interest on loans nor did he pay extreme interest.

I'd like to understand:

1. Is the choice of words in the above sentence correct?

2. If I replace the first 'extreme' with the words 'unreasonably high', then how do I change the second 'extreme'? Do I use the word 'likewise'?

Please help.


Thank you.

  

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You can consider this: He neither charged them nor payed them an unreasonably high interest.

— Vsuresh

  • You can consider this: He neither charged them nor payed them an unreasonably high interest.
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You can consider this:

He neither charged them nor payed them an unreasonably high interest.

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writingtosms1. Is the choice of words in the above sentence correct?

It seems OK to me, but most people understand "exorbitant" with "interest", which makes the first "extreme" look like you don't know the other word. There are also "excessive", which is probably best because it would go in both places, and "usurious" for the first one, which is scholarly o

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writingtosms1. Is the choice of words in the above sentence correct?

It's correct but not great.

writingtosms2. If I replace the first 'extreme' with the words 'unreasonably high', then how do I change the second 'extreme'?

Good question. 'unreasonable' doesn't work when the money is going in the other direction.

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