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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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stimulating effect/ingredient

0 00Susan doesn’t like strong tea because its stimulating effect/ingredient will make her stay awake all night.02br
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00Which fits better in the above, effect or ingredient? Thanks.00 0-
  

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02br 02br 00It would be more usual to say "... its stimulating effect/ingredient 01b 00makes02b 00 her stay awake all night" (or "... 0-

  • 02br 02br 00It would be more usual to say "...
  • its stimulating effect/ingredient 01b 00makes02b 00 her stay awake all night" (or "...
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0Both words fit OK (assuming that "ingredient", singular, is technically correct).02br
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00If you don't want to specifically highlight the "ingredient" then I suppose "effect" would be the usual choice.02br
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00It would be more usual to say "... its stimulating effect/ingredient 01b00makes02b00 her stay awake all night" (or "..

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