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TiffanyOLS Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
How to use "come on"
Hello everyone,
I am not sure if the phrasal verb, come on, is used correctly here. Please let me know if these sentences sound awkward?
"A slight prickling sensation on his legs was coming on." or should it be
"A slight prickling sensation is coming on on his legs."
Many thanks for your help.
Rgds,
Tiffany
I am not sure if the phrasal verb, come on, is used correctly here. Please let me know if these sentences sound awkward?
"A slight prickling sensation on his legs was coming on." or should it be
"A slight prickling sensation is coming on on his legs."
Many thanks for your help.
Rgds,
Tiffany
Top answer
There is something wrong with both of those, and I'm not sure what. It might be that the sensation can't just come on. He has to be said to feel it coming on.
- There is something wrong with both of those, and I'm not sure what.
- It might be that the sensation can't just come on.
- He has to be said to feel it coming on.
- It might be that if the sensation is slight, it is hard to see how he can feel it coming on because once he felt it at all, it would be all the way there.
- Anyway, I would avoid "coming on on" in writing because the double "on" is not ideal.
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There is something wrong with both of those, and I'm not sure what. It might be that the sensation can't just come on. He has to be said to feel it coming on. It might be that if the sensation is slight, it is hard to see how he can feel it coming on because once he felt it at all, it would be all the way there. Anyway, I would avoid "coming on on" in writing because the double "on" is not ide
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