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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Is this sentence correct
It is only God and the man in the rain that know he is crying.
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I'm not sure if it's actually incorrect, but the "he" is ambiguous, and "the man in the rain" sounds like we should alread know about this man who is crying in the rain. Maybe this would work? When a man cries in the rain, only *** can see the tears.
- I'm not sure if it's actually incorrect, but the "he" is ambiguous, and "the man in the rain" sounds like we should alread know about this man who is crying in the rain.
- Maybe this would work?
- When a man cries in the rain, only *** can see the tears.
- Or It is only *** who can see the tears of a man who cries in the rain/that a main in the rain is crying.
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I'm not sure if it's actually incorrect, but the "he" is ambiguous, and "the man in the rain" sounds like we should alread know about this man who is crying in the rain.
Maybe this would work? When a man cries in the rain, only *** can see the tears. Or It is only *** who can see the tears of a man who cries in the rain/that a main in the rain is crying.
It *IS* possible to us
Maybe this would work? When a man cries in the rain, only *** can see the tears. Or It is only *** who can see the tears of a man who cries in the rain/that a main in the rain is crying.
It *IS* possible to us
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Good explanation and suggestions, GG (as always).
I have a feeling this is intended to be a sort of proverb, needing brevity. Considering that, I would suggest the following: Only *** knows that the man in the rain is crying.
I have a feeling this is intended to be a sort of proverb, needing brevity. Considering that, I would suggest the following: Only *** knows that the man in the rain is crying.
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