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Jooney Posted 15 years ago
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Hi,
Who steals my purse steals trash.(an excerpt from Othello)
How would you change this part in present-day English?
Anyone who steals my purse steals trash.(?)
Whoever steals my purse steals trash.(?)
I would appreciate your help. Thanks.
Who steals my purse steals trash.(an excerpt from Othello)
How would you change this part in present-day English?
Anyone who steals my purse steals trash.(?)
Whoever steals my purse steals trash.(?)
I would appreciate your help. Thanks.
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Both of your modern renditions sound natural to me. Or to be really colloquial: Anyone who steals my purse is stealing trash.
- Both of your modern renditions sound natural to me.
- Or to be really colloquial: Anyone who steals my purse is stealing trash.
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Both of your modern renditions sound natural to me. Or to be really colloquial: Anyone who steals my purse is stealing trash.
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