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GCheng620 Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

"Let alone"

I always see the phrase being used in a clause at the end of a sentence, not in the middle of one. Just wondering if it will be appropriate to put it like this: "I bought a pair of really comfy yoga pants from GAP years ago, and ever since that I just never came upon anything equally let alone more comfortable at all."
  

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I think I would add comfortable after 'equally', just to let the reader know where you're going. I don't care much for vegetables in general, let alone Brussels sprouts!

— Philip

  • I think I would add comfortable after 'equally', just to let the reader know where you're going.
  • I don't care much for vegetables in general, let alone Brussels sprouts!
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I think I would add comfortable after 'equally', just to let the reader know where you're going.
I don't care much for vegetables in general, let alone Brussels sprouts!
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PhilipI think I would add comfortable after 'equally', just to let the reader know where you're going.I don't care much for vegetables in general, let alone Brussels sprouts!
But that sounds a little clumsy(?) to me as I'll have to mention "comfortable" twice in one clause.
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GCheng620But that sounds a little clumsy(?) to me as I'll have to mention "comfortable" twice in one clause
Style is always the individual's choice.
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If you want to avoid comfortable twice you could try, "anything (even) equal in comfort, let alone, more so."
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KJinCali79If you want to avoid comfortable twice you could try, "anything (even) equal in comfort, let alone, more so."
Thank so much, that helped indeed!:)
But what if I dropped the two commas that enclose the phrase "let alone"?
Thanks in advance!!!
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I would drop the comma after alone.
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