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Perfect Stranger Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

One choice excludes the other

Dear Users,

Can I say:

One choice excluded the other. If you decide to go back to school, you won't be able to take the job in Japan.


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Top answer

The phrase is OK in itself, but the issue with your text is the mismatched tenses ("excluded ... ").

— GPY

  • The phrase is OK in itself, but the issue with your text is the mismatched tenses ("excluded ...
  • ").
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The phrase is OK in itself, but the issue with your text is the mismatched tenses ("excluded ... decide ...").
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Thanks GPY. You're right. I meant to write excludes.
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