Is it correct to say “Ready to go but never to return the same”?
My brother is going to another town (250 km away) for job, and I think a new life is starting for him. He won’t be able to spend time with me as before. A sentence came to my mind, he is in a day or two,
> Ready to go but never to return the same
Is that “the same” quote correct there? Can you give your poetical/philosophical sentence (as short as mine) for such purpose? (Of course, I don’t mean to steal your phrase, I need only to improve my language skills).
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Hall Is that “the same” quote correct there? It didn't register with me on first reading. You can say that someone will never be the same, but "return" breaks the expression.
- Hall Is that “the same” quote correct there?
- It didn't register with me on first reading.
- You can say that someone will never be the same, but "return" breaks the expression.
- Hall Can you give your poetical/philosophical sentence (as short as mine) for such purpose?
- That's tricky because your phrase does not make perfect sense.
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HallIs that “the same” quote correct there?
It didn't register with me on first reading. You can say that someone will never be the same, but "return" breaks the expression.
HallCan you give your poetical/philosophical sentence (as short as mine) for such purpose?
That's tricky because your phrase does not m
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