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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Leave [it] "as is" or "as it is"?

Dear Experts,

Which is the correct way to say "Leave it as it is" or "Leave it as is" or "Leave as is" and why?

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Top answer

They range from a full form to an abbreviated form to a telegraphic/headline form. In the right context, any of the three may be appropriate. Without context I can only hazard a guess that the middle one is the most frequently used in ordinary everyday conversation.

— CalifJim

  • They range from a full form to an abbreviated form to a telegraphic/headline form.
  • In the right context, any of the three may be appropriate.
  • Without context I can only hazard a guess that the middle one is the most frequently used in ordinary everyday conversation.
  • CJ
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They range from a full form to an abbreviated form to a telegraphic/headline form.
In the right context, any of the three may be appropriate.
Without context I can only hazard a guess that the middle one is the most frequently used in ordinary everyday conversation.
CJ
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I personally would say "leave it as it is". Let the natives see your thread.

Edit: See? Emotion: smile
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"Leave it as it is" is the correct way. The first it is the object of the verb leave. The second it is the subject of the verb is.
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Babujee"Leave it as it is" is the correct way. The first it is the object of the verb leave. The second it is the subject of the verb is.
That is exactly why the disput came about. One of us say the way you interpret it, and I thought it, now I k
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You bet! Are you not a native EL speaker? Emotion: smile

Altynbek
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I am a native speaker of American English, but not a Native American speaker of English! Emotion: smile
CJ
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Wow happy to know...
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0 I think "leave as it is". 0-
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