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Antonia Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary

stand in the path toward

Hello!

Is it OK to say: All the obstacles that stood in the path toward staging one of the most complex Shakespeare's plays.

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Hello Antonia 'Obstacle' already implies 'standing in a path'. ] MrP

— MrPedantic

  • Hello Antonia 'Obstacle' already implies 'standing in a path'.
  • ] MrP
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Hello Antonia

'Obstacle' already implies 'standing in a path'. So you can say:

All the obstacles to staging one of Shakespeare's most complex plays [had now been removed.]

MrP
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I would like to see an of after complex.
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I would like to see an of after complex.


Really, Mr. M.? All the obstacles to staging one of Shakespeare's most complex of plays [had now been removed.] ??? Personally I prefer the sentence without the second "of." On the other hand, if you want to maximize the usage of "of," how about "All of th
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Sorry-- I was looking at and referring to the original; I did not notice that MrP had already repaired it.
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Thank you Mr Pedantic, Khoff and Mr Micawber.
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Sorry, Mr. M. -- if I had gone all the way back to the original myself I would have realized why you thought there should be another "of."
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