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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
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Therefore

Hello,

Is it okay to use therefore in the middle: He would, therefore, go to the party.

b) Can we say 'literally and otherwise' meaning an idea is both literal and figurative?

c) He had the rare coins of Victorian England.
I take it 'the rare coins' is better than simply 'rare coins' in such cases.

Warmly,
  

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Is it okay to use therefore in the middle: He would, therefore, go to the party. - Yes b) Can we say 'literally and otherwise' meaning an idea is both literal and figurative? - No c) He had the rare coins of Victorian England.

— Dave Phillips

  • Is it okay to use therefore in the middle: He would, therefore, go to the party.
  • - Yes b) Can we say 'literally and otherwise' meaning an idea is both literal and figurative?
  • - No c) He had the rare coins of Victorian England.
  • - Did he have every single one of them?
  • I take it 'the rare coins' is better than simply 'rare coins' in such cases.
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Is it okay to use therefore in the middle: He would, therefore, go to the party. - Yes

b) Can we say 'literally and otherwise' meaning an idea is both literal and figurative? - No

c) He had the rare coins of Victorian England. - Did he have every single one of them?

I take it 'the rare coins' is better than simply 'rare coins' in such cases. - Only if you put a quan
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Dave Phillipsb) Can we say 'literally and otherwise' meaning an idea is both literal and figurative? - No
Can you please explain why not?
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Because not all listeners will understand what you mean by otherwise. Say literally and figuratively speaking so the listener understands your meaning.
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Thanks, but I meant something like this I saw on google: Beijing in a fog, literally and otherwise.

In such contexts, the meaning would be clear, I hope.
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