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Rusja Karsanova Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Is the sentence "His first real chance of it came up along with the Internet" correct?

Hi there! I wonder if the sentence:

"His first real chance of it came up along with the Internet"

is correct?

Thank you very much for any reponse in advance!
  

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Rusja Karsanova I wonder if the sentence:"His first real chance of it came up along with the Internet"is correct? Grammatically possible but stylistically awkward and perhaps semantically wrong. 'Up' is suspicious (the internet cannot 'come up', I think) and what is 'it'?

— Mister Micawber

  • Rusja Karsanova I wonder if the sentence:"His first real chance of it came up along with the Internet"is correct?
  • Grammatically possible but stylistically awkward and perhaps semantically wrong.
  • 'Up' is suspicious (the internet cannot 'come up', I think) and what is 'it'?
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Rusja Karsanova I wonder if the sentence:"His first real chance of it came up along with the Internet"is correct?
Grammatically possible but stylistically awkward and perhaps semantically wrong. 'Up' is suspicious (the internet cannot 'come up', I think) and what is 'it'?
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Yes. I take it to mean this.
"His first real chance to do it occurred unexpectedly at the time the internet was being developed."

Is this roughly the meaning you intend?

Clive
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This is what I think the original sentence tried to say: His real [ career / business] opportunity came with the arrival / development of the internet.
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Yes, that's what I meant. Thank you so much!
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