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Christine Christie Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Held

Does the verb 'to hold' make sense in this context:



"The Multiverse or parallel universes theory has been held by story tellers, but there are now some scientists who are defenders of it."



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Christine Christie Does the verb 'to hold' make sense in this context: It does not sound natural. We hold beliefs, not theories. Theories are proposed or put forward.

  • Christine Christie Does the verb 'to hold' make sense in this context: It does not sound natural.
  • We hold beliefs, not theories.
  • Theories are proposed or put forward.
  • They can be used by storytellers.
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Christine ChristieDoes the verb 'to hold' make sense in this context:

It does not sound natural. We hold beliefs, not theories. Theories are proposed or put forward. They can be used by storytellers.

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Christine Christie

Does the verb 'to hold' make sense in this context:

"The Multiverse or parallel universes theory has been held by story tellers, but there are now some scientists who are defenders of it."

It makes sense, more or less, but it doesn't seem to be phrased well.

I'd be tempted to write it thus:

The parallel u

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