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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
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created a complicated scam to steal money from strangers
The two thieves created a complicated scam to steal money from strangers.
The two thieves produced/made a sophiticated fraud/scheme to rob/cheat strangers of their money.
The second of the above two versions is how I render the first one, and I doubt if they are all right. Feel free to correct my errors. Thanks.
The two thieves produced/made a sophiticated fraud/scheme to rob/cheat strangers of their money.
The second of the above two versions is how I render the first one, and I doubt if they are all right. Feel free to correct my errors. Thanks.
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The two thieves made a sophisticated scheme to rob/cheat strangers of their money.
- The two thieves made a sophisticated scheme to rob/cheat strangers of their money.
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The two thieves made a sophisticated scheme to rob/cheat strangers of their money.
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AngliholicThe two thieves created a complicated scam to steal money from strangers.
The two thieves produced/made a sophisticated fraud/scheme to rob/cheat strangers of their money.
The second of the above two ver
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Feebs11AngliholicThe two thieves created a complicated scam to steal money from strangers.
The two thieves produced/made a sophisticated fraud/scheme to rob/cheat strangers of their money.
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As a footnote: you might want consider "devised", and a gerund rather than an infinitive, e.g.
1. The two men devised a complicated scheme for defrauding the Inland Revenue.
MrP
1. The two men devised a complicated scheme for defrauding the Inland Revenue.
MrP
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MrPedanticAs a footnote: you might want consider "devised", and a gerund rather than an infinitive, e.g.Thanks, Pedantic.
1. The two men devised a complicated scheme for defrauding the Inland Revenue.
MrP
Your version sounds very valid to me--The two men devised a complicate scheme for defrauding the In
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Sorry, yes, I should have explained.
The Inland Revenue department administers the collection of income tax in the UK. (In fact, it merged with the HM Customs and Excise department a couple of years ago, to form the HM Revenue & Customs department; but "the Inland Revenue" is still a common term. Cf. "the taxman", which means the same thing.)
MrP
The Inland Revenue department administers the collection of income tax in the UK. (In fact, it merged with the HM Customs and Excise department a couple of years ago, to form the HM Revenue & Customs department; but "the Inland Revenue" is still a common term. Cf. "the taxman", which means the same thing.)
MrP
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