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Qim Posted 20 years ago
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either option?

Which is best?



I had visions of having it sent to London and never seeing it again



Iad visions of having it sent to London never to see it again
  

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They are both acceptable, I think. The first one has, to my own eye, a slight sense of being negative. The author may be afraid that, if sent, the object may not be seen again.

— Jrdavis

  • They are both acceptable, I think.
  • The first one has, to my own eye, a slight sense of being negative.
  • The author may be afraid that, if sent, the object may not be seen again.
  • The second one reads more like the author is hoping that sending it to London will solve a problem, in that the author will not again have to see the problematic object.
  • But these are only shades of meaning.
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They are both acceptable, I think.
The first one has, to my own eye, a slight sense of being negative. The author may be afraid that, if sent, the object may not be seen again. The second one reads more like the author is hoping that sending it to London will solve a problem, in that the author will not again have to see the problematic object. But these are only shades of m
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JrdavisThey are both acceptable, I think.
The first one has, to my own eye, a slight sense of being negative. The author may be afraid that, if sent, the object may not be seen again. The second one reads more like the author is hoping that sending it to London will solve a problem, in that the author will not again have to see the problematic object.
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