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Stenka25 Posted 18 years ago
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redundancy

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00For a low-budget film, 01u00it has much 02u00to commend 01font00it02font00.00 (= it deserves praise)02br
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00At a glance, it looks redundant, that is, 'it' in the latter looks unnecessary. 02br
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00 (= it deserves praise)02font 02br 02br 01font 00At a glance, it looks redundant, that is, 'it' in the latter looks unnecessary. 02font 02br 02br 01font 00May I drop it out? 02font 00 'Commend' needs an object here.

— Clive

  • 00 (= it deserves praise)02font 02br 02br 01font 00At a glance, it looks redundant, that is, 'it' in the latter looks unnecessary.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00May I drop it out?
  • 02font 00 'Commend' needs an object here.
  • 02u 02i 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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