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JungKim Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Repeating "be"
An article (3 Major Benefits to Setting Boundaries with Clients) has this passage (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shannon-davis/3-major-benefits-to-setti_b_8216734.html):
I'm all for extraordinary customer service, but if you're burning precious hours hand-holding, it might be time to hire a team member to do that for you.
You won't always have time to be constantly reassuring, and you shouldn't have to be. Clients who need endless attention outside regular check-in times eat up more than you have to spare, and that's no good for business.
In the boldfaced sentence, is it possible to leave out "be" at the end and say this instead?
You won't always have time to be constantly reassuring, and you shouldn't have to.
I'm all for extraordinary customer service, but if you're burning precious hours hand-holding, it might be time to hire a team member to do that for you.
You won't always have time to be constantly reassuring, and you shouldn't have to be. Clients who need endless attention outside regular check-in times eat up more than you have to spare, and that's no good for business.
In the boldfaced sentence, is it possible to leave out "be" at the end and say this instead?
You won't always have time to be constantly reassuring, and you shouldn't have to.
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JungKim In the boldfaced sentence, is it possible to leave out "be" at the end and say this instead? Yes.
- JungKim In the boldfaced sentence, is it possible to leave out "be" at the end and say this instead?
- Yes.
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JungKimIn the boldfaced sentence, is it possible to leave out "be" at the end and say this instead?Yes.
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Thanks. Would you prefer to keep it or leave it out if you were to write the sentence yourself?
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The advantage of including "be", as I see it, is that it makes clear that the meaning is "shouldn't have to be constantly reassuring" rather than "shouldn't have to have time".
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