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Zhaul-san Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
The use of paid for.
I this line grammatically correct? How about punctuation?
In her thoughts, the hate for the man long gone, at least the house is paid for, but her children...
In her thoughts, the hate for the man long gone, at least the house is paid for, but her children...
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Welcome to Englsihforums. The sentence is fine grammatically. I do wonder if the meaning is as you intend.
- Welcome to Englsihforums.
- The sentence is fine grammatically.
- I do wonder if the meaning is as you intend.
- I read this to mean that she thinks she doesn't hate the man anymore (but in fact she probably still does).
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Welcome to Englsihforums.
The sentence is fine grammatically. I do wonder if the meaning is as you intend.
I read this to mean that she thinks she doesn't hate the man anymore (but in fact she probably still does).
The sentence is fine grammatically. I do wonder if the meaning is as you intend.
I read this to mean that she thinks she doesn't hate the man anymore (but in fact she probably still does).
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i am working on a small story piece, she hates her husband for running off, but at least the house is fully paid. Since I need to give some poetical sense to the piece, I used paid for for its sound instead of fully paid. What's your opinion on this?
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Paid for is good. It is commonly used in the UK and a lot more in keeping with the context.
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