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Anonymous Posted 8 years ago
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Which is better? With or without originally

I was originally going to or I was going to ? (dose was imply originally, would originally make it redundant?)

  

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I'm not sure I understand your question, but consider the following: 1- I was going to my room when the phone rang. 2- I knew I was going to lose the match. In those, "originally" is not implied.

  • I'm not sure I understand your question, but consider the following: 1- I was going to my room when the phone rang.
  • 2- I knew I was going to lose the match.
  • In those, "originally" is not implied.
  • If you're asking about something else, post below.
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I'm not sure I understand your question, but consider the following:

1- I was going to my room when the phone rang.

2- I knew I was going to lose the match.

In those, "originally" is not implied.

If you're asking about something else, post below.

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