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Onelook Posted 8 years ago
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He gave the signal for us to get ready
He gave us the signal for us to get ready in an hour for the surprise attack.
Sounds a bit wordy, is there a shorter way to say this?
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Omit 'for us'. It's understood because 'us' occurs earlier. He gave us the signal to get ready in an hour for the surprise attack.
- Omit 'for us'.
- It's understood because 'us' occurs earlier.
- He gave us the signal to get ready in an hour for the surprise attack.
- Also, perhaps a little more idiomatic: He gave us the signal that we had only an hour to get ready for the surprise attack.
- CJ
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Omit 'for us'. It's understood because 'us' occurs earlier.
He gave us the signal to get ready in an hour for the surprise attack.
Also, perhaps a little more idiomatic:
He gave us the signal that we had only an hour to get ready for the surprise attack.
CJ
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