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Boomkack Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Is this a correct sentence

"If it wasn't for those 6000 signed copies, the album wouldn't have been number 1." Could you help me please, thanks!
  

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" seems more correct to me. Informally, yours seems tolerable.

— GPY

  • " seems more correct to me.
  • Informally, yours seems tolerable.
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"If it hadn't been for ..." seems more correct to me. Informally, yours seems tolerable.
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Thank so Iit's correct right? I'm writing and essay and I don'want to sound stupid, I've heard many native speakeusing speaking that way so I could've be sure.
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boomkack I'm writing and essay and I don'want to sound stupid,
It doesn't sound stupid, just not quite as polished (in my opinion) as my version.

Note that one doesn't normally use contractions (e.g. wasn't, wouldn't) in formal writing.
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Okay then I'll correct it to what you said, thanks
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