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TinaMr Posted 8 years ago
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Which way is better (if any) to describe my thoughts:

"the real killer in this book came as a surprise to me"

or

"The real killer was actually unexpected for me."

Thank you!

  

Top answer

The first sentence is better. However, you need to be more exact. The "killer" is not a surprise.

— Doctor D

  • The first sentence is better.
  • However, you need to be more exact.
  • The "killer" is not a surprise.
  • What is a surprise is the identity of the killer (discovering who it is).
  • So I would say: The identity of the real killer in the book came as a surprise to me.
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The first sentence is better. However, you need to be more exact. The "killer" is not a surprise. What is a surprise is the identity of the killer (discovering who it is). So I would say:

The identity of the real killer in the book came as a surprise to me.

If you want to shorten it up, you could simply say:

The killer's identity was a surprise. (We know it surprised

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