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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
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In direct proportion to
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The length of one's voicemail message they leave is in direct proportion to the length of their phone call if you were to answer their call. (One who leaves a short message wouldn't speak very much if you answered them and one who leaves a long message will talk forever if you answered the phone.)
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The length of one's voicemail message they leave is in direct proportion to the length of their phone call if you were to answer their call. (One who leaves a short message wouldn't speak very much if you answered them and one who leaves a long message will talk forever if you answered the phone.)
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There are several ways to reword these sentences to improve clarity or to shorten them up. ) For example: The length of the voicemail message being left is a warning about how long you will be on the phone if you were to talk to the caller. If you actually answer the phone, someone who would have left a short message will speak briefly, while someone who would have left a long message will talk forever once they have you on the line.
- There are several ways to reword these sentences to improve clarity or to shorten them up.
- ) For example: The length of the voicemail message being left is a warning about how long you will be on the phone if you were to talk to the caller.
- If you actually answer the phone, someone who would have left a short message will speak briefly, while someone who would have left a long message will talk forever once they have you on the line.
- Or How long you will be on the phone if you were to answer a call is in direct proportion to the length of their voicemail message.
- The longer the message, the longer you will be on the phone with them if you actually pick up the receiver.
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There are several ways to reword these sentences to improve clarity or to shorten them up. ("One's" and "they" is especially awkward.) For example:
The length of the voicemail message being left is a warning about how long you will be on the phone if you were to talk to the caller. If you actually answer the phone, someone who would have left a short message will speak briefly,
The length of the voicemail message being left is a warning about how long you will be on the phone if you were to talk to the caller. If you actually answer the phone, someone who would have left a short message will speak briefly,
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