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Yoong Liat Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
synthesis
You must jog at least thrice a week. You must be fit for the match.
You must jog at least thrice a week lest you are not fit for the match.
Is the sentence correct in joining the above sentences in bold?
Many thanks.
You must jog at least thrice a week lest you are not fit for the match.
Is the sentence correct in joining the above sentences in bold?
Many thanks.
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You have to jog at least thrice a week (lest you fail) to be fit for the match.
- You have to jog at least thrice a week (lest you fail) to be fit for the match.
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You have to jog at least thrice a week (lest you fail) to be fit for the match.
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I don't think so. There's something wrong with the lest clause. Maybe lest you not be fit for the match.
No one (that I know of) uses thrice in modern English.
Hardly anyone (that I know of) uses lest in modern English. I imagine it would be encountered once in every several million sentences. Consequently, I don't have a really good feel for it, but t
No one (that I know of) uses thrice in modern English.
Hardly anyone (that I know of) uses lest in modern English. I imagine it would be encountered once in every several million sentences. Consequently, I don't have a really good feel for it, but t
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Maybe: "You must jog at least thrice a week, lest you be unfit for the match".
But "thrice" and "lest" do sound a little odd, in conjunction with "jog": the effect is of mock-gravity.
MrP
But "thrice" and "lest" do sound a little odd, in conjunction with "jog": the effect is of mock-gravity.
MrP
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