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MustAsk Posted 10 years ago
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What length/size should it be...

Hi

I have asked a similar question before but let's see if I get this right:

1.What length should the rope be? - bad

2.What length rope do we need? - good

3a.What size should this thing be?- good
3b.What size should this thing have?-bad

4a.What resolution should the image be? - bad
4b.What resolution should the image have? - good

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3b is not natural (in the sense that you intend it). The others are OK. What length should the rope be?

— GPY

  • 3b is not natural (in the sense that you intend it).
  • The others are OK.
  • What length should the rope be?
  • This is correct spacing: 1.
  • What length should the rope be?
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3b is not natural (in the sense that you intend it). The others are OK.

This is incorrect spacing:

1.What length should the rope be?

This is correct spacing:

1. What length should the rope be?
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MustAsk1.What length should the rope be? - bad
I would have said 'good'.

The rest of your evaluations seem all right to me.

CJ
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Also very common is 'How long should the rope be?
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