Grammatical?
"It blows my mind that people are willing to let ignorance forge a cage around their mind, shackle their ability to think clearly, hold them back, slow them down and in the long run immobilize them completely."
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"It blows my mind that people are willing to let ignorance forge a cage around their minds, shackle their abilities to think clearly, hold them back, slow them down and in the long run immobilize them completely."
I know the second one is correct. But, can the first one be used if we refer to people collectively in a figurative way?
Top answer
Yes,I prefer the first one. Here are some other necessary edits. " To my mind, the idiom 'it blows my mind' is a little too informal to fit with the rest of the sentence.
- Yes,I prefer the first one.
- Here are some other necessary edits.
- " To my mind, the idiom 'it blows my mind' is a little too informal to fit with the rest of the sentence.
- I suggest eg it amazes me Clive
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Yes,I prefer the first one.
Here are some other necessary edits.
"It blows my mind that people are willing to let ignorance forge a cage around their mind, shackle their ability to think clearly, hold themselves back, slow themselves down and in the long run immobilize themselves completely."
To my mind, the idiom 'it blows my mind' i
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