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Antonis M. Posted 9 years ago
Grammar
Jail sentence/time?
Examples: 1. Wait for your jail sentence to finish in order to get released.
2. Wait for your jail time to finish in order to get released.
Are the above sentences correct?
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Antonis M. Are the above sentences correct? Yes, but they are not useful.
- Antonis M.
- Are the above sentences correct?
- Yes, but they are not useful.
- These tell someone to wait until they can be released from jail.
- But they have no control over when they are released so the recommendation is vacuous.
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Antonis M.Are the above sentences correct?
Yes, but they are not useful. These tell someone to wait until they can be released from jail. But they have no control over when they are released so the recommendation is vacuous. We don't tell people to do what they already must do.
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