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Reegis Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
I bought this dress half-price at a sale.
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Let's have a look at the sentence:
I bought this dress half-price at a sale.
Is it correct? Shouldn't we put 'for' in it?
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Reegis I bought this dress half-price at a sale. It's OK. I bought this dress at a half-price sale.
- Reegis I bought this dress half-price at a sale.
- It's OK.
- I bought this dress at a half-price sale.
- I bought this dress at a 50% discount.
- It was on sale.
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ReegisI bought this dress half-price at a sale.
It's OK.
I bought this dress at a half-price sale. I bought this dress at a 50% discount. It was on sale.
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ReegisI bought this dress half-price at a sale.
My natural inclination would have been to say "at half price", but the lack of "at" doesn't surprise me.
CJ
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