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Ahava_yin Posted 21 years ago
Grammar

Not to mention

0 Hi I'm not sure about the usage of "not to mention". Can I put a verb after the phrase like "I have no money to rent a house like this, not to mention buy it" Or should it be "... not to mention buying it" or "...not to mention to buy it"? 02br
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0 "not to mention buy it" or "let alone buy it" (same meaning) is what you want, although "buying" would be acceptable, too. , with the full infinitive, is not acceptable! 02br 02br 00CJ 0-

— CalifJim

  • 0 "not to mention buy it" or "let alone buy it" (same meaning) is what you want, although "buying" would be acceptable, too.
  • , with the full infinitive, is not acceptable!
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0 "not to mention buy it" or "let alone buy it" (same meaning) is what you want, although "buying" would be acceptable, too. "not to mention to buy it", i.e., with the full infinitive, is not acceptable! 02br
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0 Now I see. Thank you CalifJim! 0-
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