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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Said, set or sed
Which one do I use if I would like to backreference something from a previous sentence ?
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To plant a seed you need to make use of a hand-shovel. "said" tool will not be very helpfull if you are willing to plant a tree, use a normal shovel.
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To plant a seed you need to make use of a hand-shovel. "said" tool will not be very helpfull if you are willing to plant a tree, use a normal shovel.
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"said tool" or "the said tool" is correct English. However, it has a jargony feel that may not be quite what you want here. You may as well say "this tool".
- "said tool" or "the said tool" is correct English.
- However, it has a jargony feel that may not be quite what you want here.
- You may as well say "this tool".
- Other aspects are not quite right.
- Here is one suggestion: To plant a seed you need to use a hand-shovel, but this tool will not be very useful if you want to plant a tree.
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"said tool" or "the said tool" is correct English. However, it has a jargony feel that may not be quite what you want here. You may as well say "this tool". Other aspects are not quite right. Here is one suggestion:
To plant a seed you need to use a hand-shovel, but this tool will not be very useful if you want to plant a tree. To plant a tree, use a normal shovel.
To plant a seed you need to use a hand-shovel, but this tool will not be very useful if you want to plant a tree. To plant a tree, use a normal shovel.
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Anonymoushand-shovel.If you are referring tohttps://www.google.cz/search?q=trowel&biw=1366&bih=643&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwjKysm936fKAhWGaxQKHVA
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