She followed her own advice wit consistency

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'She followed her own advice wit consistency.'

I believe the above sentence means that she was sincere to what she did, and did as she advised others to.

Question 1:
Is my interpretation to the point? Please let me know.

Question 2:
Is it grammatically correct? Assuming it is, can 'to' be omitted?

I believe the above sentence means that she was sincere to what she did, and did as she advised others to.

Avangi · Accepted Answer

Jackson6612'She followed her own advice wit consistency.'

I believe the above sentence means that she was sincere to what she did, and did as she advised others to. You're true to your cause, but sincere in what you do. (good ol' prepositions!) advised others, or advised others to do.

Question 1:
Is my interpretation to the point? Please let me know. That's the literal meaning of it, but my first reaction was to take it as "tongue-in-cheek." I'd have to learn the author's point of view before attempting to judge the thrust of his remark.

Question 2:
Is it grammatically correct? Assuming it is, can 'to' be omitted? See above.

Jackson6612 · Answer

Hi Avangi

'She followed her own advice with consistency.'

AvangiYou're true to your cause, but sincere in what you do.

Why are using 'but' to connect the clauses which carry very nearly the same idea as far as I can see, using 'and' would've been more appropriate choice, in my humble opinion? It could be that you treat 'cause' and 'what someone does' differently. If that's the case, then it becomes ever more difficult to interpret the meaning. e.g. If I'm a policeman, then my cause should be to live up to the expectations of my position and duty as an honest public servant. Being unfaithful to someone in my normal life has nothing to do with my professional life. Here, I'm true to my cause but not sincere in everything else I do.

I just had a look on what you said. So dumb! You were actually suggesting the correct use of the prepositions. I should have used 'in' with 'sincere'.

Thanks a lot.

Avangi · Answer

Jackson6612Why are using 'but' to connect the clauses which carry very nearly the same idea

You have a point, but I was contrasting a "similar" example having your preposition with the correct combination. (I can't find a comfortable way to say it. Perhaps you already see the picture.)

It's okay to use A with X, but you must use B with Y. (but you can't use A with Y)

Best regards, - B.

Jackson6612 · Answer

Thanks, Avangi.

I see the picture now. I don't know if using 'sincere' with 'cause' is correct. But if you would have said:

'You're true to your cause, but sincere in your cause', then it would have been more clear that you were juxtaposing nearly two similar ideas for the purpose of demonstrating the correct use of the prepositions.

Please correct the grammatical mistakes in this post. Thanks.

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