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Hello,
Do we say: a moment's hesitancy revealed everything. or a moment of hesitancy (with 'of').
2) He is taller than he (or is it him?). I feel it is 'he.' Also how about this: are you who/whom I believe you are? Again, I am assuming who is correct here, not whom.
3) No logic except the logic of science. (can we rephrase it as: no logic except that of science)
4) Is this right in simple past: Drug-dealers were the only people he could relate to. (or must it be be 'could have related to', I guess it is not because it reveals factual details in past tense rather than conditional).
Kindly,
Do we say: a moment's hesitancy revealed everything. or a moment of hesitancy (with 'of').
2) He is taller than he (or is it him?). I feel it is 'he.' Also how about this: are you who/whom I believe you are? Again, I am assuming who is correct here, not whom.
3) No logic except the logic of science. (can we rephrase it as: no logic except that of science)
4) Is this right in simple past: Drug-dealers were the only people he could relate to. (or must it be be 'could have related to', I guess it is not because it reveals factual details in past tense rather than conditional).
Kindly,
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Do we say: a moment's hesitancy revealed everything. -- Both are fine; the first is probably more common. ).
- Do we say: a moment's hesitancy revealed everything.
- -- Both are fine; the first is probably more common.
- ).
- '-- Both are in use.
- It is better to finish the clause to avoid the problem: John is taller than he is .
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Do we say: a moment's hesitancy revealed everything. or a moment of hesitancy (with 'of').-- Both are fine; the first is probably more common.
2) He is taller than he (or is it him?). I feel it is 'he.'-- Both are in use. It is better to finish the clause to avoid the problem: John is taller than he is.
Are you who I believe you are?
2) He is taller than he (or is it him?). I feel it is 'he.'-- Both are in use. It is better to finish the clause to avoid the problem: John is taller than he is.
Are you who I believe you are?
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Thanks, MM. One doubt about 2. Suppose I want to say: there is none greater than He (meaning ***), would it be better to leave it as 'He' instead of 'He is' because *** is always there and all. Also, is the pronoun none and no one/nobody the same?
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You would leave it at 'He' simply because it sounds Biblical (or Koranical). There is none greater than Him is a casual form that just would not be used, and there is none greater than He is sounds fine, but not so oracular.
For the same reason, I would choose none over nobody (which is very informal) and no one.
For the same reason, I would choose none over nobody (which is very informal) and no one.
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