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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
not to mention that in English
It's hard for us to study linguistics in Chinese, not to mention that in English.
Linguistics in Chinese is hard for us, not to mention that in English.
Do both of the above sound right and good? I try to use "not to mention" in my sentence, but I'm sure if it should be "let alone" in the above context. Thanks.
Linguistics in Chinese is hard for us, not to mention that in English.
Do both of the above sound right and good? I try to use "not to mention" in my sentence, but I'm sure if it should be "let alone" in the above context. Thanks.
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Hi, It's hard to study linguistics in Chinese, not to mention that in English. Linguistics in Chinese is hard, not to mention that in English. Do both of the above sound right and good?
- Hi, It's hard to study linguistics in Chinese, not to mention that in English.
- Linguistics in Chinese is hard, not to mention that in English.
- Do both of the above sound right and good?
- I try to use "not to mention" in my sentence, but I'm sure if it should be "let alone" in the above context.
- The following all sound OK to me - It's hard to study linguistics in Chinese, not to mention that in English.
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Hi,
It's hard to study linguistics in Chinese, not to mention that in English.
Linguistics in Chinese is hard, not to mention that in English.
Do both of the above sound right and good? I try to use "not to mention" in my sentence, but I'm sure if it should be "let alone" in the above context.
The following a
It's hard to study linguistics in Chinese, not to mention that in English.
Linguistics in Chinese is hard, not to mention that in English.
Do both of the above sound right and good? I try to use "not to mention" in my sentence, but I'm sure if it should be "let alone" in the above context.
The following a
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Remove that, it creates confusion:
It's hard to study linguistics in Chinese, not to mention that in English
could be read as:
It's hard to study linguistics in Chinese, not to mention/say "It's hard to study linguistics in Chinese" in English.
It's hard to study linguistics in Chinese, not to mention that in English
could be read as:
It's hard to study linguistics in Chinese, not to mention/say "It's hard to study linguistics in Chinese" in English.
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Thanks, Clive and Marius.
By the way, omission is sometimes hard for me, so what is the rule or rationale? Is it according to the principle of confusion?
By the way, omission is sometimes hard for me, so what is the rule or rationale? Is it according to the principle of confusion?
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