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Mohamadreza0 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
hi
I`d like to know if that`s possible to use ,say, in a a formal essay instead of "for instance" . such as :
Dangerous sports should be banned by the law , say, soccer and box.
Dangerous sports should be banned by the law , say, soccer and box.
Top answer
No. box ing
- No.
- box ing
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Thanks. but i didn`t finally find out if using ,say, is regarded totally wrong or no , and if no in what sort of text a writer is expected to use .
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You asked if you could use it in a formal essay. I answered 'No'.
It is normally used only in casual, spoken English.
Clive
It is normally used only in casual, spoken English.
Clive
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