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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
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Should I say 'for his release' or 'about his release' in the following sentence?
Should I say 'for his release' or 'about his release' in the following sentence?
The cops told the prisoner that the Mexican government negotiated with the Peruvian government (for his release, about his release).
The cops told the prisoner that the Mexican government negotiated with the Peruvian government (for his release, about his release).
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Rommel Should I say 'for his release' or 'about his release' in the following sentence? for his release On another matter, you need 'police' instead of 'cops'. 'cops' is too informal to match the tone of the rest of the sentence.
- Rommel Should I say 'for his release' or 'about his release' in the following sentence?
- for his release On another matter, you need 'police' instead of 'cops'.
- 'cops' is too informal to match the tone of the rest of the sentence.
- Also, consider a different tense for 'negotiate'.
- I suspect you mean 'had been negotiating', but the choice is yours.
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RommelShould I say 'for his release' or 'about his release' in the following sentence?for his release
On another matter, you need 'police' instead of 'cops'. 'cops' is too informal to match the tone of the rest of the sentence.
Also, consider a different tense for 'negotiate'. I suspect you mean 'had been negotiating', but the choice is yo
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