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Park sang joon Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Grammar Error #1

I decided to read this comic for one reason and one reason only: it was touted as being the book that reunites the team behind Return of the Dapper Men. Return of the Dapper Men was the book that had such pretty artwork that it made my mom announce she wanted that book. My mom. She's not exactly known for her comic book habit. That is one winning team to put out a book like that. I probably shouldn't fall for work where the first lines of the description are basically "by the people who brought you..." At least not without looking deeper into the book. Thing is, in this case the description beyond that sounded like it could be interesting.

1) I think "shouldn't fall for" should have been "shouldn't have fallen."; am I right?
2) I'd dearly love to know whether I can use a sentence consisting of an adverbial phrase and preposition phrase as like "At least not without looking deeper into the book."

Thank you in advance for your help.
  

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"; am I right? No. The writer means 'at any time'.

— Mister Micawber

  • "; am I right?
  • No.
  • The writer means 'at any time'.
  • " If you are a good writer you can do so in casual style.
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park sang joon1) I think "shouldn't fall for" should have been "shouldn't have fallen."; am I right?
No. The writer means 'at any time'.
park sang joon2) I'd dearly love to know whether I can use a sentence consisting of an adverbial phrase and preposition phrase as like "At least not without looking deeper into the book."
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Thank you, Mr.Micawber, for your answer.Emotion: smile
I'd like to know whether "I should fall for" has been omitted before "At least."
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Nothing has been omitted.
However. your change negated (' 'shouldn't fall for' after 'at least') conveys the meaning more fully.
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Thank you, Mr.Micawber, for your continuing to answer. Emotion: smile

However. your change negated (' 'shouldn't fall for'
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park sang joonThere is already "not" in "At least not without looking deeper into the book."
Ah, I had forgotten that. Well then, you cannot really insert the phrase where you want to. Your paraphrase should be something like this:

I probably shouldn't fall for work where the first lines of the description are basically "by the people who brought
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