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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

INCONCEIVABLE THAT / FOR / (One sentence)

That or FOR

1 My husband find/thinks it inconceivable that I/for me to take the subway this late at night. He comes and picks me up himself.

How would you properly say this sentence?

1 A good pool player calculates the trajectory of the ball after it has put one in the pocket.

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My husband finds it inconceivable for me to take the subway this late at night. He comes and picks me up himself. " I"m not sure what you mean by the 2nd sentence, as why would one calculate the trajectory of a ball one had already put in the pocket?

  • My husband finds it inconceivable for me to take the subway this late at night.
  • He comes and picks me up himself.
  • " I"m not sure what you mean by the 2nd sentence, as why would one calculate the trajectory of a ball one had already put in the pocket?
  • Do you mean that a good pool player calculates the trajectory of the ball when he first puts one in the pocket to assess the balance and characteristics of that particular table so that he can adjust his future shots accordingly?
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My husband finds it inconceivable for me to take the subway this late at night. He comes and picks me up himself.

More natural speech might be, "My husband worries about my taking the subway this late at night, so he comes and picks me up." or "My husband is uncomfortable about my taking the subway...."

I"m not sure what you mean by the 2nd sentence, as why would one calculate

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