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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Is this sentence correct?

I confined myself to just going to school and staying home
  

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'Just' is redundant, and the sentence is a conundrum, since if you stay home you cannot go to school. Try this: I confined myself to going to school and returning home.

— Mister Micawber

  • 'Just' is redundant, and the sentence is a conundrum, since if you stay home you cannot go to school.
  • Try this: I confined myself to going to school and returning home.
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'Just' is redundant, and the sentence is a conundrum, since if you stay home you cannot go to school. Try this:

I confined myself to going to school and returning home.
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