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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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decided to

0I was driving down a hill when things decided to turn ugly.02br
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00I was driving down a hill whne things turned ugly.02br
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00What's information does "decided to" add to the sentence? Are they both OK?02br
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02br 00They are both casual expressions, and it doesn't really make any difference which form you use. 0-

— Mister Micawber

  • 02br 00They are both casual expressions, and it doesn't really make any difference which form you use.
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00They are both casual expressions, and it doesn't really make any difference which form you use. The first one is more dilettanteish in style.0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00I was driving down a hill when things decided to turn ugly.02font02br
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01font00I was driving down a hill when things turned ugly.02font02br
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01font00What's information does "decided to" add to the sentence? 
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01cite10Clive12cite11font10What's information does "decided to" add to the sentence? 12font10It's a literary device that suggests that the events had a mind of their own.12br
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0Clive, I love your personification explanation. MH, good information! Thanks MM, Clive and MH.0-
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