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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
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Is considering optional?

Is this sentence natural?


Is “considering” optional?


(Considering) the way this game is going, I wouldn’t be surprised if it went to overtime.

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anonymous Is this sentence natural? Yes. anonymous Is “considering” optional?

— Anonymous

  • anonymous Is this sentence natural?
  • Yes.
  • anonymous Is “considering” optional?
  • I'd say it's more understood than optional.
  • It would be otiose to include it.
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anonymousIs this sentence natural?

Yes.

anonymousIs “considering” optional?

I'd say it's more understood than optional. It would be otiose to include it.

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anonymousIs this sentence natural?

Yes, provided that "overtime" is correct for the sport and/or region. (I think "overtime" is mostly AmE. In BrE we say "extra time" for most sports.)

anonymousIs “considering” optional?

Yes.

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