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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
It went smoothly, if not for me...
Hi!
Are the following constructions correct and natural?
"It went smoothly, if not for me being late due to a timezone misunderstanding"
"It would have been perfect if not for me being late due to a timezone misunderstanding"
Thank you for your time!
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No. Only #2 is correct. You can see this more clearly if you change the sentence to a more common word order.
- No.
- Only #2 is correct.
- You can see this more clearly if you change the sentence to a more common word order.
- eg If not for me being late due to a timezone misunderstanding, it would have been perfect.
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No.
Only #2 is correct.
You can see this more clearly if you change the sentence to a more common word order.
eg If not for me being late due to a timezone misunderstanding, it would have been perfect.
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