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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
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They just didn't get a sense of him that gave them enough of him to give them confidence.

Does that refer to a sense of him?

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Yes, but it is an awful sentence-- too many pronouns!

— Mister Micawber

  • Yes, but it is an awful sentence-- too many pronouns!
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Yes, but it is an awful sentence-- too many pronouns!
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Yes, but I'd say:

They just didn't get enough of a sense of him to give them confidence.

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I understand. It's too many. Thank you, Mister. Emotion: smile

Thanks, Marius. Your sentence is great.
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Got it!Emotion: smile

There's an interesting time lag.
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Others would say:

They just didn't get enough of a sense FOR him to give them confidence.
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Thanks, Marius. I see how it works.
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