Is it necessary to include...
A: "Last time I spoke to you it didn't sound too promising. Please tell me you're doing better."
B: "I am. The chemotherapy is working, so I'm very relieved right now."
Is it necessary to include I spoke to you or can I leave it out?
Also, is too promising natural here?
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anonymous Is it necessary to include I spoke to you or can I leave it out? That's the question A is asking about B. A leaves out I spoke to you if A thinks B will understand without A's having to say it.
- anonymous Is it necessary to include I spoke to you or can I leave it out?
- That's the question A is asking about B.
- A leaves out I spoke to you if A thinks B will understand without A's having to say it.
- A includes it if A thinks B won't understand without it.
- If you, the writer, are asking this of us, the readers, then it is certainly better for us if you include I spoke to you because then we understand you're talking about a previous conversation rather than, for example, a previous attempt to do something.
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anonymousIs it necessary to include I spoke to you or can I leave it out?
That's the question A is asking about B. A leaves out I spoke to you if A thinks B will understand without A's having to say it. A includes it if A thinks B won't understand without it.
If you, the writer, are asking this of us, the readers, then it is certainly better
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