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HifaMo Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
half our/of our
"If we can survive and live without half our brain tissue, why is it there in the first place?"
The Brain That Changes Itself, Norman Doidge M.D.
Please, isn't 'of' necessary next to 'half'?
Thank you
The Brain That Changes Itself, Norman Doidge M.D.
Please, isn't 'of' necessary next to 'half'?
Thank you
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No. Both "half" and "half of" may be used. In careful writing my feeling is that "of" is superfuous and that the sentence is better off without it.
- No.
- Both "half" and "half of" may be used.
- In careful writing my feeling is that "of" is superfuous and that the sentence is better off without it.
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No. Both "half" and "half of" may be used. In careful writing my feeling is that "of" is superfuous and that the sentence is better off without it.
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