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Taka Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Strongly

Which is grammatically correct? Or are these both OK?

·Intuitions are intuitions, no matter how strongly they are held.
·Intuitions are intuitions, no matter how strongly held they are.
  

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Grammatically speaking, I'd say both are fine. What I don't like is the combination of "held" and "intuition". You wouldn't normally say that someone "holds an intuition".

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  • Grammatically speaking, I'd say both are fine.
  • What I don't like is the combination of "held" and "intuition".
  • You wouldn't normally say that someone "holds an intuition".
  • You might hold a belief or an opinion, for example, but hold does not work well with intuition.
  • Happy holidays, Taka.
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Grammatically speaking, I'd say both are fine.

What I don't like is the combination of "held" and "intuition". You wouldn't normally say that someone "holds an intuition". You might hold a belief or an opinion, for example, but hold does not work well with intuition.

Happy holidays, Taka.
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So both are OK. I see.

I didn't made that combination, Amy. That's what I've found in a book I have.

Well, anyway, thanks, Amy.

Merry Christmas and happy new year to you too, Amy!
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