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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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the vaccine is the case

Just because some of the people who received the shot are getting sick doesn't mean the vaccine is the cause. The could have gotten sick even if they hadn't taken the shot.

Is the above natural?

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New2grammar Just because some of the people who received the shot are getting sick doesn't mean the vaccine is the cause. The y could have gotten sick even if they hadn't taken the shot. Is the above natural?

— Avangi

  • New2grammar Just because some of the people who received the shot are getting sick doesn't mean the vaccine is the cause.
  • The y could have gotten sick even if they hadn't taken the shot.
  • Is the above natural?
  • Yes, but sort of low register.
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New2grammarJust because some of the people who received the shot are getting sick doesn't mean the vaccine is the cause. They could have gotten sick even if they hadn't taken the shot.

Is the above natural? Yes, but sort of low register.
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To make an impression; be recorded in the mind: The warning failed to register.

Trying to understand the meaning of register in this context, I picked the meaning above out of a number offered by my dictionary. Is that what you mean? If so, could you give me an idea why?
AvangiYes, but sort of low register.
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Heck no, this is a term I learned from CJ and Marius. "Educated" people speak with very precisely correct (higher register) English. "Uneducated" people tend to use the vernacular and make many common errors, speaking in English of a lower register. (I don't know how many registers there are, or exactly how they're designated. It's probably just qualitative.)

I see it used as both a
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