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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

Ruder and ruder and ruder

Is this phrase correct?

The children are getting ruder and ruder and ruder.

I've always thought a maximum of 2 repetition sounds correct...

ruder and ruder
  

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wakakaka Is this phrase correct? Yes. Even 100 ruder s would be correct, but the writer has to know when to stop.

— RandomGuy

  • wakakaka Is this phrase correct?
  • Yes.
  • Even 100 ruder s would be correct, but the writer has to know when to stop.
  • Anything more than three would be excessive, so the sentence reads reasonably to me.
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wakakakaIs this phrase correct?
Yes. Even 100 ruders would be correct, but the writer has to know when to stop. Anything more than three would be excessive, so the sentence reads reasonably to me.
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Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow sets a petty pace, and Rose is not just a rose, she's a rose. Triple repetition is effective. http://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/491906-rhetoric-week-1----repetition-of-words-and-phrases
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Hi

Forgive me, but I would have:

"Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, creeps in this petty pace..."


Dave
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You should write plays.
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