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Anonymous Posted 7 years ago
Grammar
Live, run, survive on ?
Which of these are natural?
She manages to live/run/survive/function on 4 hours of sleep a night.
Thank you
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They're good except for "run" because it is ambiguous. Is it run like function or is it run like the exercise? I know it is like function, but if you write it without enough context, it could be misunderstood.
- They're good except for "run" because it is ambiguous.
- Is it run like function or is it run like the exercise?
- I know it is like function, but if you write it without enough context, it could be misunderstood.
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They're good except for "run" because it is ambiguous. Is it run like function or is it run like the exercise? I know it is like function, but if you write it without enough context, it could be misunderstood.
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