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BW2/3 Posted 20 years ago
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The idea of music in the card was cool even though it cost me five times that I spent on a birthday card.
Is the above sentence correct?
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Is the above sentence correct?
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Almost correct! The idea of music in the card was cool even though it cost me five times what I spent on a birthday card. The use of card twice makes for some confusion.
- Almost correct!
- The idea of music in the card was cool even though it cost me five times what I spent on a birthday card.
- The use of card twice makes for some confusion.
- You might want to reword to correct that.
- CJ
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Almost correct!
The idea of music in the card was cool even though it cost me five times what I spent on a birthday card.
The use of cardtwice makes for some confusion. You might want to reword to correct that.
The idea of music in the card was cool even though it cost me five times what I spent on a birthday card.
The use of cardtwice makes for some confusion. You might want to reword to correct that.
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Thank you very much Califjim,
Can I say:
The idea of music in the card was cool even though it cost me five times what I spent on a regular one.
so to avoid confusion.
Can I say:
The idea of music in the card was cool even though it cost me five times what I spent on a regular one.
so to avoid confusion.
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Yes. I'd even say greeting card.
The idea of music in the greeting card was cool even though it cost me five times what I spent on a regular one
CJ
The idea of music in the greeting card was cool even though it cost me five times what I spent on a regular one
CJ
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