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Vsuresh Posted 15 years ago
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Hi,
Could you tell me which is idiomatic?
When he took the medicine his headache got cured and he felt better.
When he took the medicine he felt better as his headache got cured.
Could you tell me which is idiomatic?
When he took the medicine his headache got cured and he felt better.
When he took the medicine he felt better as his headache got cured.
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The description of it as a headache being cured is not idiomatic. These are more idiomatic. Phrases in parentheses are optional: When he took the medicine, he felt better (because/as his headache went away).
- The description of it as a headache being cured is not idiomatic.
- These are more idiomatic.
- Phrases in parentheses are optional: When he took the medicine, he felt better (because/as his headache went away).
- When he took the medicine, his headache went away (and he felt better).
- CJ
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The description of it as a headache being cured is not idiomatic.
These are more idiomatic. Phrases in parentheses are optional:
When he took the medicine, he felt better (because/as his headache went away).
When he took the medicine, his headache went away (and he felt better).
CJ
These are more idiomatic. Phrases in parentheses are optional:
When he took the medicine, he felt better (because/as his headache went away).
When he took the medicine, his headache went away (and he felt better).
CJ
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