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Hondaff Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Into Next Day
"They worked into the next day."
"They worked partially into the next day."
Could "partially into the next day" be a weaker version of "into the next day"?
"They worked partially into the next day."
Could "partially into the next day" be a weaker version of "into the next day"?
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Not really. If you want to modify "into the next day" you should be more specific: several / a few hours into the next day' well into the next day. 'Partially' just doesn't sound right at all.
- Not really.
- If you want to modify "into the next day" you should be more specific: several / a few hours into the next day' well into the next day.
- 'Partially' just doesn't sound right at all.
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Not really. If you want to modify "into the next day" you should be more specific: several / a few hours into the next day' well into the next day. 'Partially' just doesn't sound right at all.
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Welcome to the forum, hondaff.
I agree with Philip that 'partially' does not sound right in this sentence.
I agree with Philip that 'partially' does not sound right in this sentence.
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