Usage accuracy.
Don't want a fat child ?
Is this correct usage? Should it not technically have 'If you'. Just Do not want a fat child doesn't sound right to me without a subject.
This is about spirituality, no labels, just being.
(does this require and)
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panda blue 483 Don't want a fat child ? Is this what you mean? Don't wish for a fat child.
- panda blue 483 Don't want a fat child ?
- Is this what you mean?
- Don't wish for a fat child.
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panda blue 483Don't want a fat child ?
Is this what you mean?
Don't wish for a fat child.
0Don't want a fat child ? This is fine in spoken, informal English. It's very common usage.
If you don't want a fat child . . . is fine, but it is not a complete sentence.
If you want a complete sentence, the closest is
eg You don't want a fat child? (some would argue that technically this is not a question.)
eg Don't you want a fat child?
0panda blue 483Don't want a fat child?
This turn of phrase is used to mean
Is it the case that you don't want a fat child?
The idea is that the writer has a way to solve your problem, which he will subsequently tell you about. This is common in advertising.
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