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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Lest
Hi everyone,
would that be correct to say:
She would do everything in her power lest her image be blackened
She worried about driving this car lest it stop on the way
She was afraid to face him lest she be recognised by him
Thanks
would that be correct to say:
She would do everything in her power lest her image be blackened
She worried about driving this car lest it stop on the way
She was afraid to face him lest she be recognised by him
Thanks
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The grammar is OK, but that structure is rather formal and becoming old-fashioned. It appears most often in the set phrase 'Lest we Forget'.
- The grammar is OK, but that structure is rather formal and becoming old-fashioned.
- It appears most often in the set phrase 'Lest we Forget'.
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The grammar is OK, but that structure is rather formal and becoming old-fashioned. It appears most often in the set phrase 'Lest we Forget'.
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