omission

Hi,

The fact that he passed the exam is unbelievable.

Do you native speakers omit this kind of 'that'? Sometimes

Is such omission acce

Amazing. I mean, most dictionaries and books here in Japan say such ommission doesn't happen.

Thank you, Clive!

I personally don't omit it, in speech or writing, and I don't like to hear, or see, it omitted, either.

DavkettI don't like to hear, or see, it omitted, either.

Does that mean that, in reality, you do hear it omitted and it's not rare?

I don't hear, or see it, that much.

(But maybe I don't get out enough.)

Perhaps usage is different in the US and the UK. The fact he passed the exam is unbelievable sounds and looks fine to me, although "the fact that" is a sort of set phrase and in that particular sentence I think the "that" would possibly be more likely used than not.

"That" and other relatives are frequently omitted:

The man I saw yesterday was in the park again today.

Forbes
The man I saw yesterday was in the park again today.

I have read all the books you gave me.

It is not certain he will come.

I agree [that] the omissions in these three examples are familiar and natural. But I would not omit that in the original sentence [that is] posted.

I may have mi

No, my question is not that general.

What I'm wondering about is this kind of 'that's:

I have just received the news that he arrived.
The idea that we should break up is absurd.

I would not omit that in those examples, either in speech or writing.

Hi guys,

I have just received the news that he arrived.
The idea that we should break up is absurd.

Obviously, opinions differ a bit on this. For myself, in regard to these new examples, I'd stand by my original