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Lucas21c Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Could you help me?
We had better finish it late than give it up.
You had better finish it late than give it up.
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What?! All you have done is change the pronoun, lucas! The pronoun choice is irrelevant to the grammar of that sentence.
- What?!
- All you have done is change the pronoun, lucas!
- The pronoun choice is irrelevant to the grammar of that sentence.
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What?! All you have done is change the pronoun, lucas! The pronoun choice is irrelevant to the grammar of that sentence.
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I am sorry that my explanation is not enough.
If I want to make a sentence like a proverb(Ex. We/You aim above the mark to hit the mark.), subject "You" to indicate normal people is better or more natural than "We"? Or are they just same?
That is to say, the "We" or "You" of "We/You had better finish it late than give it up" means normal people or everyone.
I feel like
If I want to make a sentence like a proverb(Ex. We/You aim above the mark to hit the mark.), subject "You" to indicate normal people is better or more natural than "We"? Or are they just same?
That is to say, the "We" or "You" of "We/You had better finish it late than give it up" means normal people or everyone.
I feel like
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Ah. If it is in a proverbial context, then either pronoun will do. If there is pronomial reference to an indicated noun, however, the reference applies.
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lucas21cThe English expression for that idea isWe had better finish it late than give it up.
You had better finish it late than give it up.
Better late than never.
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