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Azz Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Enough every day

Can one say
a. Every day they order him around enough to make him resign.
b. Every day they order him around enough that he will finally resign.
c. They order him around every day enough to make him resign.
d. They order him around every day enough that he will finally resign.
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The idea is that he will resign in the long run. He does not resign every day. .

Many thanks.
  

Top answer

They are correctly written. However, the third and fourth would flow better with a comma following “enough”. To me, it would sound better.

— Wilpeter

  • They are correctly written.
  • However, the third and fourth would flow better with a comma following “enough”.
  • To me, it would sound better.
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They are correctly written.
However, the third and fourth would flow better with a comma following “enough”. To me, it would sound better.
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Thank you WilPeter.

Do any of them imply that they intend to make him resign?

Many thanks.
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azzDo any of them imply that they intend to make him resign?
No, they are a comment on what is happening, followed by a possible outcome.
There are many managers who are so mean spirited that they don't see resignation as a likely outcome. They just feel it is essential to make a person work as hard as they can. Some employees are selfless, and continu
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wilpeterHowever, the third and fourth would flow better with a comma following “enough”.
Are you sure you mean following?
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If "he" will resign because of being "ordered around" "every day" then, in my opinion, it should say "They've ordered him around everyday that he plans to resign."
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Juan H. Lara-Ruiz If "he" will resign because of being "ordered around" "every day" then, in my opinion, it should say "They've ordered him around everyday that he plans to resign."
That isn't right. It has lost the sense that being ordered around is the cause of his resignation.
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wilpeterHowever, the third and fourth would flow better with a comma following “enough”. To me, it would sound better.
Whoops! I meant a comma ‘before’ the word “enough”.
c. They order him around every day, enough to make him resign.
My apologies, azz. Thanks, GPY
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I can see why you would think that, though, I am trying to use as many words from the original phrase as possible but still manage to word it in such a way that the point is clear. I am curious as to what you'd provide as an alternative.
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Juan H. Lara-RuizI can see why you would think that, though, I am trying to use as many words from the original phrase as possible but still manage to word it in such a way that the point is clear. I am curious as to what you'd provide as an alternative.
What are you trying to fix? In what way have the originals been found to be unclear?
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I think you'll have to reread the original post to find the answer to those questions.
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