Twelve straight hours/Twelve hours straight
Truck driver: It's okay. I've been driving for twelve straight hours, so I was planning to take a break anyway to/and get some sleep.
Which is better:
"twelve straight hours" or "twelve hours straight"?
"take a break anyway to get some sleep" or "take a break anyway and get some sleep"?
With that fixed, is the piece of dialog natural?
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Truck driver: It's okay. I've been driving for twelve straight hours, so I was planning to take a break anyway to/and get some sleep. Which is better: "twelve straight hours" or "twelve hours straight"?
- Truck driver: It's okay.
- I've been driving for twelve straight hours, so I was planning to take a break anyway to/and get some sleep.
- Which is better: "twelve straight hours" or "twelve hours straight"?
- Both are OK but #2 is more idiomatic.
- "take a break anyway to get some sleep" or "take a break anyway and get some sleep"?
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Truck driver: It's okay. I've been driving for twelve straight hours, so I was planning to take a break anyway to/and get some sleep.
Which is better:
"twelve straight hours" or "twelve hours straight"? Both are OK but #2 is more idiomatic.
"take a break anyway to get some sleep" or "take a break anyway and get some sleep"? #1 is more precise. #2 is more casual Engl
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