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Nicetomeetyou Posted 4 years ago
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For and animals?
Which is more natural, 1 or 2?
1) I think the dog is more faithful than any other animal.
2) I think dogs are more faithful than any other animals.
Should I write “for”?
We spend a third of our lives sleeping. Considering that, we will have slept (for) 20 years by the time we are 60.
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nicetomeetyou Which is more natural, 1 or 2? Neither. I would use "a dog" in number 1.
- nicetomeetyou Which is more natural, 1 or 2?
- Neither.
- I would use "a dog" in number 1.
- The generic "the" is rather rare and literary, and the plural of number 2 says something you don't mean because "animals" is not generic in the way you need it to be.
- nicetomeetyou Should I write “for”?
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nicetomeetyouWhich is more natural, 1 or 2?
Neither. I would use "a dog" in number 1. The generic "the" is rather rare and literary, and the plural of number 2 says something you don't mean because "animals" is not generic in the way you need it to be.
nicetomeetyouShould I write “for”?
I would, but it's fine witho
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