Is it acceptable to include 'at one sitting' and 'all in all' in my sentence?
Is it acceptable to include 'at one sitting' and 'all in all' in my sentence? Would it be better if I omitted these words?
The scouts gathered around a bonfire, and their leader could count them all at one sitting; they were 112 all in all.
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Yes, delete them. They are not right in your context. , all in all usually appears in a context where you are summing up your facts.
- Yes, delete them.
- They are not right in your context.
- , all in all usually appears in a context where you are summing up your facts.
- they were 112 is not wrong, but much more common is eg There were 112 of them.
- I'd make it a new sentence, and delete the colon,
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Yes, delete them. They are not right in your context.
.at one sitting usually refers to dining arrangements.,
all in all usually appears in a context where you are summing up your facts.
they were 112 is not wrong, but much more common is eg There were 112 of them. I'd make it a new sentence, and delete the colon,
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