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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
long after that
Long after that [that]
Is the sentence grammatically correct? Is 'It wasn't long after that..." commonly said?
It wasn't long after that he passed away.
It wasn't long after that that he passed away.
Do you say "long after [my birthday = THAT] that he passed away" or "long after that he passed away."
Is the sentence grammatically correct? Is 'It wasn't long after that..." commonly said?
It wasn't long after that he passed away.
It wasn't long after that that he passed away.
Do you say "long after [my birthday = THAT] that he passed away" or "long after that he passed away."
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It wasn't long after that that he passed away. Both are acceptable, but the second is clearer, in my opinion.
- It wasn't long after that that he passed away.
- Both are acceptable, but the second is clearer, in my opinion.
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AnonymousIt wasn't long after that he passed away.It wasn't long after that that he passed away.Both are acceptable, but the second is clearer, in my opinion.
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