...people who need to be or don't mind being at the venue...
Hi all
I am wondering if you could check this sentence for me please. Is it idiomatic?
"I can pick up people who need to be or don't mind being at the venue by 6pm."
Thank you.
Best wishes
PBF
Top answer
We sometimes string two alternatives together like that, and very often the syntax of the two makes a poor fit. You have done it correctly, but it is still as clumsy as it always is. There are also other problems.
- We sometimes string two alternatives together like that, and very often the syntax of the two makes a poor fit.
- You have done it correctly, but it is still as clumsy as it always is.
- There are also other problems.
- I can't imagine why anyone who merely didn't mind being somewhere would go to the trouble of getting picked up to go there, and I can't tell whether they will be picked up by 6 or will get there then.
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We sometimes string two alternatives together like that, and very often the syntax of the two makes a poor fit. You have done it correctly, but it is still as clumsy as it always is. There are also other problems. I can't imagine why anyone who merely didn't mind being somewhere would go to the trouble of getting picked up to go there, and I can't tell whether they will be picked up by 6 or wi
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