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Desk towel 392 Posted 8 years ago
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Is it to have a cup of coffee the purpose of going to a coffee shop? Or is it to relax in a coffee shop the purpose of having a cup of coffee?

Does this structure sound a wee bit "natural" to you? Or am I complicating my life?

  

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desk towel 392 Is it to have a cup of coffee the purpose of going to a coffee shop? Or is it to relax in a coffee shop the purpose of having a cup of coffee? Drop the it s in both sentences.

  • desk towel 392 Is it to have a cup of coffee the purpose of going to a coffee shop?
  • Or is it to relax in a coffee shop the purpose of having a cup of coffee?
  • Drop the it s in both sentences.
  • I'd say 'the reason for' rather than 'the purpose of'.
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desk towel 392

Is it to have a cup of coffee the purpose of going to a coffee shop? Or is it to relax in a coffee shop the purpose of having a cup of coffee?

Drop the its in both sentences.


I'd say 'the reason for' rather than 'the purpose of'.

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