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Anonymous Posted 4 years ago
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I don't like when they fight.
I heard them yelling last night. I don't like (it) when they fight.
1) Is "fight" the most natural word to use for this context?
2) Would it be more or less natural to include "it" after "like"?
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anonymous 1) Is "fight" the most natural word to use for this context? If they are something like husband and wife, yes, "fight" is the ordinary term for an argument here in the US. anonymous 2) Would it be more or less natural to include "it" after "like"?
- anonymous 1) Is "fight" the most natural word to use for this context?
- If they are something like husband and wife, yes, "fight" is the ordinary term for an argument here in the US.
- anonymous 2) Would it be more or less natural to include "it" after "like"?
- Omitting "it" is such cases is a common error of grammar, so common that I'll bet most people would think I didn't know what I was talking about.
- You can omit it in dialogue if your character is supposed to be less educated than some.
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anonymous1) Is "fight" the most natural word to use for this context?
If they are something like husband and wife, yes, "fight" is the ordinary term for an argument here in the US.
anonymous2) Would it be more or less natural to include "it" after "like"?
Omitting "it" is such cases is a common error of grammar, so
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