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SuperESL Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
To Boot
Hi,
Must the phrase "to boot" be placed at the end of a sentence?
"He was a woman of uninspiring appearance and a dreadful bore to boot."
Is something like this possible?
"He was a most intelligent young man. To boot, he was a millionaire as well."
Thank you.
Must the phrase "to boot" be placed at the end of a sentence?
"He was a woman of uninspiring appearance and a dreadful bore to boot."
Is something like this possible?
"He was a most intelligent young man. To boot, he was a millionaire as well."
Thank you.
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SuperESL Is something like this possible? To boot, he was a millionaire as well. Yes, but it's much less common.
- SuperESL Is something like this possible?
- To boot, he was a millionaire as well.
- Yes, but it's much less common.
- Also, given that 'to boot' and 'as well' mean the same thing, you'll need to leave off 'as well' at the end unless you are purposely multiplying synonyms for humorous effect, in which case you can have Moreover, in addition and to boot, he was also a millionaire as well, too.
- CJ
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SuperESLIs something like this possible? ... To boot, he was a millionaire as well.Yes, but it's much less common. Also, given that 'to boot' and 'as well' mean the same thing, you'll need to leave off 'as well' at the end unless you are purposely multiplying synonyms for humorous effect, in which case you can have
Moreover, in addition and to bo
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Thank you.
I agree but it sounds strange to say:
"He is a handsome young man. To boot, he is a millionaire."
Something seems missing in the second sentence. I suppose "He is a handsome young man and a millionaire to boot" is still the best.
I agree but it sounds strange to say:
"He is a handsome young man. To boot, he is a millionaire."
Something seems missing in the second sentence. I suppose "He is a handsome young man and a millionaire to boot" is still the best.
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SuperESLI suppose "He is a handsome young man and a millionaire to boot" is still the best.OK. I'm good with that!
CJ
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BarbaraPASomeone has to point out the problem here: He was a woman...Should it be "He is a woman"?
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BarbaraPASomeone has to point out the problem here: He was a woman...Right. I was more interested in the millionaire case than in the transgender case.
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