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Hhtt Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary
end v. result v. turn out
Which of the following is correct, idiomatic and in the same meaning with each other? What would be their nuances?
1) Getting a new dog resulted in to be more difficult than we thought, and for reasons rooted deep in the nature of our family"
2) Getting a new dog ended in to be more difficult than we thought, and for reasons rooted deep in the nature of our family"
3) Getting a new dog turned out to be more difficult than we thought, and for reasons rooted deep in the nature of our family"
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1) Getting a new dog resulted in to be more difficult than we thought, and for reasons rooted deep in the nature of our family"
2) Getting a new dog ended in to be more difficult than we thought, and for reasons rooted deep in the nature of our family"
3) Getting a new dog turned out to be more difficult than we thought, and for reasons rooted deep in the nature of our family"
Thank you.
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hhtt Which of the following is correct, idiomatic None seems possible to me, though #3 approaches those conditions. 1) Getting a new dog was more difficult than we thoug ht, for rea sons rooted deeply in the nature of our family. 2) Getting a new dog ended up to be more difficult than we thou ght, for reasons rooted deeply in the nature of our family.
- hhtt Which of the following is correct, idiomatic None seems possible to me, though #3 approaches those conditions.
- 1) Getting a new dog was more difficult than we thoug ht, for rea sons rooted deeply in the nature of our family.
- 2) Getting a new dog ended up to be more difficult than we thou ght, for reasons rooted deeply in the nature of our family.
- 3) Getting a new dog turned out to be more difficult than we thoug ht, for r easons rooted deeply in the nature of our family.
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hhttWhich of the following is correct, idiomaticNone seems possible to me, though #3 approaches those conditions.
1) Getting a new dog was more difficult than we thought, for reasons rooted deeply in the nature of our family.
2) Getting a new dog ended up to be more difficult than we thought, for reaso
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I have forgotten to say that the 3 was the original one.
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Source: More Modern Short Stories by Peter J W Taylor.
Mister Micawber2) Getting a new dog ended up to be more difficult than we thought, for reasons rooted deeply in the nature of our family.Why do you not like "end in" instead of "end up" ?
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Source: More Modern Short Stories by Peter J W Taylor.
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hhttWhy do you not like "end in" instead of "end up" ?It is not a matter of liking. That verb phrase is not possible there.
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