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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar

What is the correct way to say this?

Does this make sense?

I hate when I type something, look up at the screen and nothing has been typed. Make sure the cursor is where you want to type before typing.
I hate it when I type something, look up at the screen and see nothing has been typed. Make sure you click the cursor where you want to type before you start typing.

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Top answer

I probably include the 'it' most of the time. There are those who disapprove. There are also others who would eliminate 'when' as well: I hate typing something, only to look up at the screen and see that nothing has been typed.

— Philip

  • I probably include the 'it' most of the time.
  • There are those who disapprove.
  • There are also others who would eliminate 'when' as well: I hate typing something, only to look up at the screen and see that nothing has been typed.
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I probably include the 'it' most of the time. There are those who disapprove. There are also others who would eliminate 'when' as well: I hate typing something, only to look up at the screen and see that nothing has been typed.
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PhilipI probably include the 'it' most of the time.
I notice that word is often dropped in American English. Why is that?
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AnonymousI notice that word is often dropped in American English. Why is that?
The word is seen as a pronoun without an antecedent.
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Philip, Could you tell me how your yourself would say the underlined please?

I hate when I type something, look up at the screen and nothing has been typed. Make sure the cursor is where you want to type before typing.
I hate it when I type something, look up at the screen and see nothing has been typed. Make sure you click the cursor where you want to type before you st
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Use the first example.
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