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Becky1 Posted 10 years ago
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Is this ok as text message:

I didn't move into condo on Miami st so I can stay closer to work and relatives... Now I'm looking for apartments in the same area.
  

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I want to stay closer to work and relatives, so I didn't move into the condo on Miami Street. Now I'm looking for an apartment in the same area.

— Mister Micawber

  • I want to stay closer to work and relatives, so I didn't move into the condo on Miami Street.
  • Now I'm looking for an apartment in the same area.
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I want to stay closer to work and relatives, so I didn't move into the condo on Miami Street. Now I'm looking for an apartment in the same area.
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Does this mean my sentence is completely off or written backwards? Would a native speaker word it how I worded it?
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Becky1Would a native speaker word it how I worded it?
I am a native speaker. I have worded it for you. I thought that was what you were looking for.
Becky1Does this mean my sentence is written backwards?
Yes.
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Thank you! But what if do is used as an conjunction like the sentence below: He checked carefully, so that the mistakes were caught.
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Becky1He checked carefully, so that the mistakes were caught.
That is understandable but still awkward. Here are a couple of common ways to express that:

He checked carefully and caught all his mistakes.
To catch his mistakes, he checked carefully.
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