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Park candle 321 Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Doubt in prepositions

"Sailing to the tune of our fate"

  • The 'to' doesn't sound right, what might be its replacement?
  • Can any other world replace the word tune in the sentence?

Context: Meaning, we are sailing through this life, as it's destined to be. Moving according to its tune.

  

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park candle 321 The 'to' doesn't sound right Yes, it does. park candle 321 what might be its replacement? I can think of none better.

— Mister Micawber

  • park candle 321 The 'to' doesn't sound right Yes, it does.
  • park candle 321 what might be its replacement?
  • I can think of none better.
  • park candle 321 Can any other world replace the word tune in the sentence?
  • song, rhythm, melody
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park candle 321The 'to' doesn't sound right

Yes, it does.

park candle 321what might be its replacement?

I can think of none better.

park candle 321Can any other world replace the word tune in the sentence?

song, rhythm, melody

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"to" is correct. The sentence as a whole is correct English, but there is no apparent connection between sailing and tunes, so it doesn't work quite as well as it might if you could find a connected metaphor.

(Cross-posted.)

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