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Abil Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Emphasise on
"to emphasise" (google book search results: 642,000)
or
" to emphasise on" (google book search results: 2000)
Which one is correct? Or both are right in their own right? I am confused.
or
" to emphasise on" (google book search results: 2000)
Which one is correct? Or both are right in their own right? I am confused.
Top answer
"to emphasise on" sounds wrong. Use "to emphasise". By the way, Google hits counts are in my experience largely meaningless semi-random numbers.
- "to emphasise on" sounds wrong.
- Use "to emphasise".
- By the way, Google hits counts are in my experience largely meaningless semi-random numbers.
- In this case, paging to the end yields only 430 hits for "to emphasise on".
- ", "it has not failed to emphasise on all reasonable occasions", etc.
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"to emphasise on" sounds wrong. Use "to emphasise".
By the way, Google hits counts are in my experience largely meaningless semi-random numbers. In this case, paging to the end yields only 430 hits for "to emphasise on". Some of these are grammatically different from what you might be assuming and are OK; for example, "to emphasise, on behalf not only of the Members...", "it has not fai
By the way, Google hits counts are in my experience largely meaningless semi-random numbers. In this case, paging to the end yields only 430 hits for "to emphasise on". Some of these are grammatically different from what you might be assuming and are OK; for example, "to emphasise, on behalf not only of the Members...", "it has not fai
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Thanks Mr Wordy, though somewhat belated. My internet connection was very slow yesterday.
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