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Grammar
"is as"
I am uncomfortable with the following:
The breakdown is as follows:
The "is as"does not look right. Are there any rules to observe in this usage?
The breakdown is as follows:
The "is as"does not look right. Are there any rules to observe in this usage?
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It doesn't look right, but it is right. But if you don't like the look of it, you could write instead: Following is the breakdown: or The breakdown is the following:
- It doesn't look right, but it is right.
- But if you don't like the look of it, you could write instead: Following is the breakdown: or The breakdown is the following:
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It doesn't look right, but it is right. But if you don't like the look of it, you could write instead:
Following is the breakdown:
or
The breakdown is the following:
Following is the breakdown:
or
The breakdown is the following:
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Why exactly does "is as" seem to be incorrect?
I'd like to know this because I sometimes feel uncomfortable with some expressions or structures, too (which are correct though) but cannot really explain why.
Here, I can't see any problem, but maybe an explanation of where you think is a difficulty might help me to understand why other expressions I might have problems with... thanks!
I'd like to know this because I sometimes feel uncomfortable with some expressions or structures, too (which are correct though) but cannot really explain why.
Here, I can't see any problem, but maybe an explanation of where you think is a difficulty might help me to understand why other expressions I might have problems with... thanks!
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