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Vutdoan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Is this correct?

I would not have wanted or accept it any other way.
  

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No, here is a better way of saying that.. " /Sameer

  • No, here is a better way of saying that..
  • " /Sameer
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No, here is a better way of saying that..

"I would not have accepted it any other way!"

/Sameer
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Hi,

But if you want to keep the same words, say

I would not have wanted or accepted it any other way.

Clive
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If you have a string of verbs dependent on the same (implicit) subject, they must all be of a compatible form. In this case, "I would not have wanted or accepted it in any other way."
The way to check such a construction is to take out the components one at a time to check that it still makes sense: "I would not have wanted it..." and "I would not have accepted it..."
Another example: "I

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