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Hasibrahman Posted 6 years ago
Grammar
I didn't think of..
Is this sentence grammatical and natural?
? I did not think of asking him for details, and he told me the story roughly in brusque, disconnected sentences.
? I did not think of asking him for details, and he told me the story roughly in brusque, disconnected sentences.
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It's correct grammar, but the English sounds rather old-fashioned to me. Clive
- It's correct grammar, but the English sounds rather old-fashioned to me.
- Clive
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It's correct grammar, but the English sounds rather old-fashioned to me.
Clive
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I did not think of asking him for details, and he told me the story roughly in brusque, disconnected sentences.
I's hard to say why I get the impression of 'not quite modern English'. Maybe it's something to do with the word order.
He told me in abrupt bits and pieces what happened, and I didn't think of pressuring him for details.
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