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George the platypus Posted 10 years ago
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Grammar
It made a powerful case for the students' right to freedom of speech.
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It made for a powerful case for the students' right to freedom of speech.
The latter sounds wrong because of the repeated "for," but I was wondering if there is a grammatical reason why it is wrong.
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It made for a powerful case for the students' right to freedom of speech.
The latter sounds wrong because of the repeated "for," but I was wondering if there is a grammatical reason why it is wrong.
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George the platypus The latter sounds wrong No. It just means something different, less direct. It made a case ~ "It" made the case directly, provided evidence perhaps.
- George the platypus The latter sounds wrong No.
- It just means something different, less direct.
- It made a case ~ "It" made the case directly, provided evidence perhaps.
- It made for a case ~ "It" contributed in some way toward the case.
- Without further context, I see no reason to use the second one.
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George the platypusThe latter sounds wrongNo. It just means something different, less direct.
It made a case ~ "It" made the case directly, provided evidence perhaps.
It made for a case ~ "It" contributed in some way toward the case.
Without further context, I see no reason to use the second one. Stick with the first.
CJ
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