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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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feel good or are feeling good
You usually feel good when you come out of there.
You are feeling good when you come out of there.
You are feeling good when you come out of there.
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The first statement is considered more appropriate. " Further explanation: The second statement: " You are feeling good when you come out of there. comes across as an assertion (factual statement of being) which suffers from mixed-modifier usage.
- The first statement is considered more appropriate.
- " Further explanation: The second statement: " You are feeling good when you come out of there.
- comes across as an assertion (factual statement of being) which suffers from mixed-modifier usage.
- As used above, the word 'are' is an immediate term (referring to a current state-of-being in time).
- whereas the word ' when' is an ordering qualifier; (a state-of-being conditioned in time by some other prerequisite) Generally speaking, one wouldn't use these two time-related terms (within the same sentence) in this way.
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The first statement is considered more appropriate.
" You usually feel good when you come out of there."
Further explanation:
The second statement: " You are feeling good when you come out of there. " ..comes across as an assertion (factual statement of being) which suffers from mixed-modifier usage.
As used above, the word
" You usually feel good when you come out of there."
Further explanation:
The second statement: " You are feeling good when you come out of there. " ..comes across as an assertion (factual statement of being) which suffers from mixed-modifier usage.
As used above, the word
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