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Taka Posted 14 years ago
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They need to learn how to read and how to write.
Is it possible to omit the second 'how' as this?
They need to learn how to read and to write.
Is it possible to omit the second 'how' as this?
They need to learn how to read and to write.
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It reads better if you omit the last to as well: They need to know how to read and write. CB
- It reads better if you omit the last to as well: They need to know how to read and write.
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It reads better if you omit the last to as well: They need to know how to read and write.
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TakaThey need to learn how to read and how to write.Is it possible to omit the second 'how' as this?They need to learn how to read and to write.Yes, though somewhat awkwardly. There is also "They need to learn how to read and write", of course, which is the usual way of putting that.
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Cool BreezeIt reads better if you omit the last to as well: They need to know how to read and write.CBWhat about this below?
My children will have to learn how to drive a car and how to cook so that they can live on their own.
Driving a car and cooking are not as much related with each other as reading and writing. Still, would this b
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I see what you mean, and I agree that the more closely related the items in the list are, the better it works when you omit words. Still, I would expect "how to drive a car and cook" over the equally correct "how to drive a car and how to cook". The listener or reader easily makes the connection, so easily that to repeat "how to" is a bit supererogatory.
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