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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Is it really necessary for me to include the clause 'what we call' in this sentence?

Is it really necessary for me to include the clause 'what we call' in this sentence? Should I also say 'impressions,' not 'impression'?

What we see in other people is what we call our "first impression."
  

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If you use "what we call," you're implying that it isn't really our first impression (or impressions, your choice), but that's just a story we make up after the fact.

— Deadrat

  • If you use "what we call," you're implying that it isn't really our first impression (or impressions, your choice), but that's just a story we make up after the fact.
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If you use "what we call," you're implying that it isn't really our first impression (or impressions, your choice), but that's just a story we make up after the fact.
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RommelIs it really necessary for me to include the clause 'what we call' in this sentence?
No, but either way the sentence is false because you haven't included anything in the subject that shows unambiguously that this is the first time we are making a judgment.
RommelShould I also say 'impressions,'
No, because there can't
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