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Langtraveler Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
not only and also?
Hello. I wonder if one can say "not only and also", not "not only but also."
Costs vary not only with the volulm of the output, and to varying degrees from one industry to another, they also vary according to the extent to which existing capacity is being used.
Here, it looks like the author wrote "not only... and also". Is it fine? Thank you.
Costs vary not only with the volulm of the output, and to varying degrees from one industry to another, they also vary according to the extent to which existing capacity is being used.
Here, it looks like the author wrote "not only... and also". Is it fine? Thank you.
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No, it's wrong. Say eg Costs vary not only with the volume of the output and to varying degrees from one industry to another, but also according to the extent to which existing capacity is being used. or eg Costs vary with the volume of the output, to varying degrees from one industry to another, and according to the extent to which existing capacity is being used.
- No, it's wrong.
- Say eg Costs vary not only with the volume of the output and to varying degrees from one industry to another, but also according to the extent to which existing capacity is being used.
- or eg Costs vary with the volume of the output, to varying degrees from one industry to another, and according to the extent to which existing capacity is being used.
- Clive PS Try to avoid the repetition of vary / varying.
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No, it's wrong.
Say
eg Costs vary not only with the volume of the output and to varying degrees from one industry to another, but also according to the extent to which existing capacity is being used.
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Say
eg Costs vary not only with the volume of the output and to varying degrees from one industry to another, but also according to the extent to which existing capacity is being used.
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Thank you for reply!
But it is written by a native speaker.(The sentence is come from 'Basic Economics 4th Ed: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy', Thomas Sowell)
Can it be gramatically wrong?
But it is written by a native speaker.(The sentence is come from 'Basic Economics 4th Ed: A Common Sense Guide to the Economy', Thomas Sowell)
Can it be gramatically wrong?
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Thank you for your fast reply!
Is it kind of a colloquial style?
I mean, there are some sentences that can covey their meaning in spite of their wrong structures
and the other cannot.
Which part does this sentence belong to?
Is it kind of a colloquial style?
I mean, there are some sentences that can covey their meaning in spite of their wrong structures
and the other cannot.
Which part does this sentence belong to?
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Here, not only needs but also.
Without it, I think I can figure out the writer's meaning, but I shouldn't have to.
Do all educated native speakers of your language write it perfectly?
Without it, I think I can figure out the writer's meaning, but I shouldn't have to.
Do all educated native speakers of your language write it perfectly?
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