Use of sporadic/intermittent showers
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Is the use of sporadic showers and/or intermittent showers natural English here? Any suggestions please?
(Tara = name of some area)
There had been sporadic showers all night and I was not sure how muddy Tara would be.
There had been intermittent showers all night and I was not sure how muddy Tara would be.
Thanks,
Tom
Top answer
Hi Tom, yes, both are fine. The only change I would make is to put a comma after night because you are beginning a new sentence after the conjunction. You could recast your sentence as follows: Because there had been sporadic/intermittent showers all night, I was unsure of how muddy Tara would be.
- Hi Tom, yes, both are fine.
- The only change I would make is to put a comma after night because you are beginning a new sentence after the conjunction.
- You could recast your sentence as follows: Because there had been sporadic/intermittent showers all night, I was unsure of how muddy Tara would be.
- This version shows more cause and effect.
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Hi Tom, yes, both are fine.
The only change I would make is to put a comma after night because you are beginning a new sentence after the conjunction.
You could recast your sentence as follows:
Because there had been sporadic/intermittent showers all night, I was unsure of how muddy Tara would be.
This version shows more cause and effect.
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