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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Regarding sentence.

Sentence: I'm not telling you a lie, lie is what he is spreading about me.

Question: Is this sentence correct?

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Sentence: I'm not telling you a lie, lie is what he is spreading about me. Question: Is this sentence correct? No.

— Clive

  • Sentence: I'm not telling you a lie, lie is what he is spreading about me.
  • Question: Is this sentence correct?
  • No.
  • eg I'm not telling you a lie.
  • Lies are what he is spreading about me.
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Sentence: I'm not telling you a lie, lie is what he is spreading about me.

Question: Is this sentence correct? No.

eg I'm not telling you a lie. Lies are what he is spreading about me.

Clive
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CliveSentence: I'm not telling you a lie, lie is what he is spreading about me.Question: Is this sentence correct? No.eg I'm not telling you a lie. Lies are what he is spreading about me.Clive
Thanks for the reply. Is there any grammatical reason for pluralizing lies?
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You can't just say 'lie'. You could say 'a lie'. or 'lies', depending on your meaning.

Clive
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