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User_gary Posted 19 years ago
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in the first place, to his credit
To his credit, he has completed his graduation in the first place. Now, he can apply for a job. We have to wait one more year till we complete our graduation.
Please correct my sentences.
Please correct my sentences.
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Gary, I believe we have discussed "to his credit" before in this forum. You use it to balance something negative, not simply say something postive. " In the US, we would say "he graduated first in his class," but I'm not sure how you would say it elsewhere.
- Gary, I believe we have discussed "to his credit" before in this forum.
- You use it to balance something negative, not simply say something postive.
- " In the US, we would say "he graduated first in his class," but I'm not sure how you would say it elsewhere.
- I would write this as: He graduated first in his class, and now he can apply for a job.
- We have to wait one more year until we graduate.
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Gary,
I believe we have discussed "to his credit" before in this forum. You use it to balance something negative, not simply say something postive. You would have to say something like "Although he failed nearly all his classes his first term, to his credit, he worked very hard the remainder of his time at school, and ended up graduated first in his class."
In the US, we would sa
I believe we have discussed "to his credit" before in this forum. You use it to balance something negative, not simply say something postive. You would have to say something like "Although he failed nearly all his classes his first term, to his credit, he worked very hard the remainder of his time at school, and ended up graduated first in his class."
In the US, we would sa
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