Define success around
Is this sentence natural?
You don’t define success around what others define theirs by.
Thank you
Top answer
It's inconsistent. You use 'define around' and 'define by'. 'around' is not usually seen with 'define'.
- It's inconsistent.
- You use 'define around' and 'define by'.
- 'around' is not usually seen with 'define'.
- I'd prefer to change 'around' to 'by', although you could change 'by' to 'around' just for the sake of consistency.
- CJ
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It's inconsistent. You use 'define around' and 'define by'. 'around' is not usually seen with 'define'.
I'd prefer to change 'around' to 'by', although you could change 'by' to 'around' just for the sake of consistency.
CJ
0Thank you CJ
so the sentence would be
You don’t define success by what others define success by.
Correct?
Could I ask you something that has to do with consistency?
Which word would you use?
Is it correct to say “the temperature high will be”?
The temperature high will be 12 degrees tomorrow which is 2 deg
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