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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Is the following sentence grammatically correct

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02br 02br 00He's right to do so, perhaps? 0-

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0It's hard to come up with a context that makes this make sense as it is.02br
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10It's hard to come up with a context that makes this make sense as it is.12br
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10What about "He's right in doing so." ?0-
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10It's hard to come up with a context that makes this make sense as it is.12br
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0Hello, I was the one who posted this question. I have a friend in Germany who is a college studdent that initially asked me the question. He writes...02br
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01i00'Lately I was sitting in a translation course and once in a while one of our lecturers says something I don't quite believe ;-)02i02br
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0 It's not incorrect, as such, it just sounds clunky. I think I would tend to say "He's right to do so" or if it's a casual conversation "He's right to do that". 0-
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Lil' Ruby is spot on. It is a common enough British sort of construction. I am troubled by the phrase "grammatically correct".
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