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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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I believe on the contary

Is it okay to say " I believe on the contary " ?

  

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Not as a sentence by itself, no. "I believe the contrary" is possible (feels like formal written English rather than conversational). " is OK.

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  • Not as a sentence by itself, no.
  • "I believe the contrary" is possible (feels like formal written English rather than conversational).
  • " is OK.
  • You misspelled the word, and are putting spaces where none are required.
  • You should write your question like this: Is it okay to say "I believe on the cont r ary"?
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Not as a sentence by itself, no. "I believe the contrary" is possible (feels like formal written English rather than conversational). "I believe, on the contrary, that ..." is OK.

You misspelled the word, and are putting spaces where none are required. You should write your question like this:

Is it okay to say "I believe on the contrary"?

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