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Avid learner Posted 14 years ago
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"that although"
Hi,
"The irony of Prof. Hawking is that although he is physically disabled, mentally he is the otherwise."
Is the sentence above grammatically correct? Because it sounds a bit funny to me.
Thank in advance, A.L.
"The irony of Prof. Hawking is that although he is physically disabled, mentally he is the otherwise."
Is the sentence above grammatically correct? Because it sounds a bit funny to me.
Thank in advance, A.L.
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You are right, "mentally he is the otherwise" sounds off, just a feeling.
- You are right, "mentally he is the otherwise" sounds off, just a feeling.
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You are right, "mentally he is the otherwise" sounds off, just a feeling.
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"The irony of Prof. Hawking is that although he is physically disabled, mentally he is otherwise." Without "the" it is more correct.
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"Without "the" it is more correct."
"Irony of Prof. Hawking is that although he is physically disabled, mentally he is otherwise." Correct?
"Irony of Prof. Hawking is that although he is physically disabled, mentally he is otherwise." Correct?
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Hi,
"The irony of Prof. Hawking is that although he is physically disabled, mentally he is otherwise."
'Otherwise' does not fit well here.
I suggest
"The irony of Prof. Hawking is that although he is physically disabled, mentally he is not."
"The irony of Prof. Hawking is that although he is physically disabled, mentally he is otherwise."
'Otherwise' does not fit well here.
I suggest
"The irony of Prof. Hawking is that although he is physically disabled, mentally he is not."
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"Otherwise' does not fit well here."
Why? ... Because I thought that "the otherwise" implies the antonym of "disabled".
What if I use the word "opposite" instead: "The irony of Pro
Why? ... Because I thought that "the otherwise" implies the antonym of "disabled".
What if I use the word "opposite" instead: "The irony of Pro
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Hi,
Hi,
"Otherwise' does not fit well here."
Why? ... Because I thought that "the otherwise" implies the antonym of "disabled"
Hi,
"Otherwise' does not fit well here."
Why? ... Because I thought that "the otherwise" implies the antonym of "disabled"
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I'll first say that while I am a native English speaker, I am not an English teacher.
I agree with Clive that it takes a second or two to figure the meaning.
Your question makes sense and reminds me how confusing the English language is.
I agree with Clive that it takes a second or two to figure the meaning.
Your question makes sense and reminds me how confusing the English language is.
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I am not a native speaker but I wonder if the following sentence would do:
"The irony with Prof. Hawking is that although he is physically disabled, mentally he is very strong."
"The irony with Prof. Hawking is that although he is physically disabled, mentally he is very strong."
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corfu linguaI am not a native speaker but I wonder if the following sentence would do:"The irony with Prof. Hawking is that although he is physically disabled, mentally he is very strong."That's an excellent solution.
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