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A friend claims that her New Year's resolution to reach her goal of effectively swimming means she must, at the outset, show persistence.
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Hi, A friend claims that her New Year's resolution to reach her goal of effectively swimming means she must, at the outset, show persistence. Here are a few comments. The sentence sounds rather stilted, rather awkward.
- Hi, A friend claims that her New Year's resolution to reach her goal of effectively swimming means she must, at the outset, show persistence.
- Here are a few comments.
- The sentence sounds rather stilted, rather awkward.
- 'Effectively swimming' would sound better as 'swimming effectively'.
- However, a word like 'efficiently' would be more commonly used.
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Hi,
A friend claims that her New Year's resolution to reach her goal of effectively swimming means she must, at the outset, show persistence.
Here are a few comments.
The sentence sounds rather stilted, rather awkward.
'Effectively swimming' would sound better as 'swimming effectively'. However, a word like 'efficiently' would be more common
A friend claims that her New Year's resolution to reach her goal of effectively swimming means she must, at the outset, show persistence.
Here are a few comments.
The sentence sounds rather stilted, rather awkward.
'Effectively swimming' would sound better as 'swimming effectively'. However, a word like 'efficiently' would be more common
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