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Afewminuteslate Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Is this sentence redundant?

Father, I'm yours. And as your judgments are
Both good and upright, then I'll follow them.
No marriage could be a greater prize for me
To win than being guided well by you.

Is there a problem with this sentence? I find it to be extremely redundant. Isn't that a grammatical mistake?
  

Top answer

"then" is not needed; in fact, I'd say it's wrong by normal grammatical standards. This looks like verse though, so perhaps we can allow some poetic licence?

— Mr Wordy

  • "then" is not needed; in fact, I'd say it's wrong by normal grammatical standards.
  • This looks like verse though, so perhaps we can allow some poetic licence?
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"then" is not needed; in fact, I'd say it's wrong by normal grammatical standards. This looks like verse though, so perhaps we can allow some poetic licence?
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