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Levis1 Posted 10 years ago
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said

Is this OK: As of now, there's no sight nor news on the whereabouts of the said face guard.

is "said" correct in this sentence?
  

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Hello, levis1—and welcome to English Forums. Thank you for registering as a member. levis1 Is this OK: As of now, there's no sight nor news on the whereabouts of the said face guard.

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  • Hello, levis1—and welcome to English Forums.
  • Thank you for registering as a member.
  • levis1 Is this OK: As of now, there's no sight nor news on the whereabouts of the said face guard.
  • on the whereabouts' is not meaningful, so you must recast: As of now, there's no news on the whereabouts or sighting of the face g uard .
  • levis1 is "said" correct in this sentence?
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Hello, levis1—and welcome to English Forums. Thank you for registering as a member.
levis1Is this OK: As of now, there's no sight nor news on the whereabouts of the said face guard.
No; 'sight...on the whereabouts' is not meaningful, so you must recast:

As of now, there's no news on the whereabouts or sighting of the face guard
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