Is "do" redundant?
"Sadly, that's the nature of diplomacy," he said. "We can lobby, we can cajole, we can encourage, but we cannot force sovereign nations to do what they do not wish to do."
Is the 'do" at the end of the text reredundant?
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tamguatlay Is the 'do" at the end of the text reredundant? Love it—reredundant. Mind if I use it?
- tamguatlay Is the 'do" at the end of the text reredundant?
- Love it—reredundant.
- Mind if I use it?
- No, it is not at all redundant.
- In fact, it would sound incomplete without it.
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tamguatlayIs the 'do" at the end of the text reredundant?
Love it—reredundant. Mind if I use it?
No, it is not at all redundant. In fact, it would sound incomplete without it.
0tamguatlayIs the 'do" at the end of the text reredundant?
You can end a sentence with "do not wish to" if that's what you're asking.
Found online:
Actors may be all the things described above, but they do not live in the real world and do not wish to.
However, in the example you quoted, the absence of 'do' at the end, while possibl
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