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Jackson6612 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

I have always thought fog only builds up up to a certain height

Are two " up's" allowed side by side? Grammatically, I don't see a problem. Please guide me.

I have always thought fog only builds up up to a certain height
  

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Hi, Are two " up's" allowed side by side? Grammatically, I don't see a problem. Please guide me.

— Clive

  • Hi, Are two " up's" allowed side by side?
  • Grammatically, I don't see a problem.
  • Please guide me.
  • I have always thought fog only builds up up to a certain height If I really wanted to say that, I'd pause after the first 'up'.
  • So, write it with a comma.
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Hi,
Are two " up's" allowed side by side? Grammatically, I don't see a problem. Please guide me.

I have always thought fog only builds up up to a certain height If I really wanted to say that, I'd pause after the first 'up'. So, write it with a comma.

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Thanks, Clive.

Can you miss one "up" in formal English writing?
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Thanks, Clive.
I have always thought fog only builds up up to a certain height.

Which one the two you find correct? I suppose #1.


1: I see, fog is building up. We should hurry before it's all covered.
2: I see, fog is building. We should hurry before it's all covered.

You can only climb only up to a certain height because
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Hi,
Which one the two you find correct? I suppose #1.
#1 sounds better. But really, I think the 'up' just adds emphasis, and thus can be omitted. So I wouldn't say #2 is wrong.

1: I see no comma fog is building up. We should hurry before it's all covered.
2: I see
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