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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Is "sometimes its euphemism" grammatically correct in this sentence?
To read his books is to remember something politically offensive and sometimes its euphemism
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Here, "its euphemism" intends to express the meaning "the euphemism of something politically offensive."
Is the usage grammatically correct?
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Here, "its euphemism" intends to express the meaning "the euphemism of something politically offensive."
Is the usage grammatically correct?
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It would help to see the full sentence. If that is the full sentence, you should include the period at the end. Yes, it's grammatically correct.
- It would help to see the full sentence.
- If that is the full sentence, you should include the period at the end.
- Yes, it's grammatically correct.
- As you say, "its euphemism" means "the euphemism of the politically offensive thing".
- This is standard and correct usage.
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It would help to see the full sentence. If that is the full sentence, you should include the period at the end.
Yes, it's grammatically correct. As you say, "its euphemism" means "the euphemism of the politically offensive thing". This is standard and correct usage. The it refers to the politically offensive thing; its euphemism means the euphemism of it.
Yes, it's grammatically correct. As you say, "its euphemism" means "the euphemism of the politically offensive thing". This is standard and correct usage. The it refers to the politically offensive thing; its euphemism means the euphemism of it.
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