Grammar or word help please?
Hi,
Could you please check for me if I am making any mistakes in these sentences?
That idea has a wide currency. (Is this a correct word to be used here?)
I added more [ score / tally ] in last minutes of the game. (Both of them are correct, however score is more common?)
I am still [ counting / scoring / tallying ] my score. (Counting is more common?)
I tried to heighten an effect. (Is this a correct word here or do you have a better word here?)
He was injured in a shooting [ accident / incident ]. (Both of them are possible?)
Cheers
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John Aki That idea has a wide currency. ) Yes, but my feeling, which also seems to be borne out by Google search results, is that "That idea has wide currency" may be more usual. John Aki I added more [ score / tally ] in last minutes of the game.
- John Aki That idea has a wide currency.
- ) Yes, but my feeling, which also seems to be borne out by Google search results, is that "That idea has wide currency" may be more usual.
- John Aki I added more [ score / tally ] in last minutes of the game.
- ) "added more score/tally" does not seem natural.
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John AkiThat idea has a wide currency. (Is this a correct word to be used here?)
Yes, but my feeling, which also seems to be borne out by Google search results, is that "That idea has wide currency" may be more usual.
John AkiI added more [ score / tally ] in last minutes of the game. (Both of them are correct, however score is m
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