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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Is this sentence correct: Sally has gotten chicken pox as an adult.
  

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Its meaning is a little oddly expressed, since adulthood is a long time and the pox is short-lived. Sally got chicken pox as an adult.

  • Its meaning is a little oddly expressed, since adulthood is a long time and the pox is short-lived.
  • Sally got chicken pox as an adult.
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Its meaning is a little oddly expressed, since adulthood is a long time and the pox is short-lived.

Sally got chicken pox as an adult.

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