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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Let alone ... at length
XYZ writers don't have enough time to care about the structure of their sentences, let alone to care about the grammar at length.
Is my sentence correct? Especially underlined part.
Thanks
LiJ
Is my sentence correct? Especially underlined part.
Thanks
LiJ
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Hi, XYZ writers don't have enough time to care about the structure of their sentences, let alone to care about the grammar at length. Is my sentence correct? Especially underlined part.
- Hi, XYZ writers don't have enough time to care about the structure of their sentences, let alone to care about the grammar at length.
- Is my sentence correct?
- Especially underlined part.
- It's the 'at length' that makes it sound a bit odd to me.
- The phrase seems rather redundant.
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Hi,
XYZ writers don't have enough time to care about the structure of their sentences, let alone to care about the grammar at length.
Is my sentence correct? Especially underlined part.
It's the 'at length' that makes it sound a bit odd to me. The phrase seems rather redundant. It's like you are saying 'Writers don't have time to spend a lot of time caring abou
XYZ writers don't have enough time to care about the structure of their sentences, let alone to care about the grammar at length.
Is my sentence correct? Especially underlined part.
It's the 'at length' that makes it sound a bit odd to me. The phrase seems rather redundant. It's like you are saying 'Writers don't have time to spend a lot of time caring abou
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