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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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we choose all
Is "we choose all" correct or is it better "we choose it all"?
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I'd say that the second is idiomatic. It combines the singular 'it' with the plural 'all', so you can say that if you are emphasizing:
- Why do we work at this place? Is it the people who need us? Or is it the backchat in the staffroom? We choose it all
- Gentleman, we are happy with your various proposals. Some we like better than others but we will accept. We ch
I'd say that the second is idiomatic. It combines the singular 'it' with the plural 'all', so you can say that if you are emphasizing:
- Why do we work at this place? Is it the people who need us? Or is it the backchat in the staffroom? We choose it all
- Gentleman, we are happy with your various proposals. Some we like better than others but we will accept. We ch
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AnonymousIs "we choose all" correctNo. Not as it stands, but it's correct in "We choose all of them".
AnonymousNot necessarily. It depends what you want to say. There are several ways to say such things:is it better "we choose it all"?is "we choose it all" better?
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