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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

is it correct?

She runs on average about 15 miles a day every day .

Is this sentence correct?
Does the meaning change when " a day " or every day " is deleted?
  

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Normally, 'a day' = 'every day', so you don't need both of them.

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Normally, 'a day' = 'every day', so you don't need both of them.
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Hello,

In this sentence, "on average" and "about" have the same meaning. So, you have to choose only one.

What you supposed to mean with "runs"? Is the exercise? If it is, the correct word is "jog".

I'd like to say "She jogs about 15 miles every day".
(What a exercise, huh?)
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J4P0N315 So, you have to choose only one.
"About" means "approximately," not "on average."
So I must disagree with your premise. Your choice will depend on the meaning you wish to convey.
She might run ten miles the first day and twenty miles the second. That would be fifteen miles on average.
You couldn't say that she ra
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J4P0N315"on average" and "about" have the same meaning
No. Actually, they are different.
J4P0N315What you supposed to mean with "runs"? Is the exercise? If it is, the correct word is "jog".
No. Running and jogging are different actions.

CJ
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Oh yes! Shame! Sorry. Yes, they have the different meaning.
Yes, I know. Because of that I said "jog" is the correct word for the exercise...
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Hi,

Many runners frown on being called 'joggers', particularly if they cover that kind of distance.
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