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Zazzex Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Keep "this" secret.
"Please keep it secret."
From the above if I replace "it" with "this", the setence becomes as follows.
"Please keep this secret."
Question: Can it be confusing to mean "Please keep 'this' secret." or "Please keep 'this secret'."?
If it can be confusing, how can we make the above clear?
May I say, "Please keep this as secret."?
In this case, 'secret' is a noun or adjective? Can it be either?
From the above if I replace "it" with "this", the setence becomes as follows.
"Please keep this secret."
Question: Can it be confusing to mean "Please keep 'this' secret." or "Please keep 'this secret'."?
If it can be confusing, how can we make the above clear?
May I say, "Please keep this as secret."?
In this case, 'secret' is a noun or adjective? Can it be either?
Top answer
"? Yes, I suppose it's ambiguous in the way that you indicate. Context may indicate which meaning is intended.
- "?
- Yes, I suppose it's ambiguous in the way that you indicate.
- Context may indicate which meaning is intended.
- " you could say "Please keep this <whatever it is> secret".
- " you could say "Please don't reveal this secret to anyone".
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zazzexQuestion: Can it be confusing to mean "Please keep 'this' secret." or "Please keep 'this secret'."?Yes, I suppose it's ambiguous in the way that you indicate. Context may indicate which meaning is intended. If not, and if the ambiguity matters:
For "Please keep 'this' secret." you could say "Please keep this <whatever it
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