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Alc24 Posted 15 years ago
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Are these correct please?
1 If you get so lucky as to...
2 If you so much as touch her, she'll scream.
3 If you are so arrogant as to do that, don't./arrogant enough to do that, don't.
THank you
1 If you get so lucky as to...
2 If you so much as touch her, she'll scream.
3 If you are so arrogant as to do that, don't./arrogant enough to do that, don't.
THank you
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I don't believe the third one is idiomatic. It makes sense logically, but I don't hear it that way. If you're going to do X, don't do Y.
- I don't believe the third one is idiomatic.
- It makes sense logically, but I don't hear it that way.
- If you're going to do X, don't do Y.
- Not, If you're going to do X, don't do it.
- " The imperative "don't" clause assumes that you're going to do the thing!
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I don't believe the third one is idiomatic. It makes sense logically, but I don't hear it that way.
If you're going to do X, don't do Y. Not, If you're going to do X, don't do it.
We would not say, "If you're brave enough to jump off that cliff, don't do it."
We would say, "If you're crazy enough to go into that tiger gage, do
If you're going to do X, don't do Y. Not, If you're going to do X, don't do it.
We would not say, "If you're brave enough to jump off that cliff, don't do it."
We would say, "If you're crazy enough to go into that tiger gage, do
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