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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

whole or entirety

Which is natural english?

Did you watch the match in its entirety?
Did you watch the whole match?
  

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Both of your sentences are possible.

  • Both of your sentences are possible.
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Both of your sentences are possible.
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If someone said to me "Did you watch the match in its entirety?" in conversation, I'd find it a little stilted. "Did you watch the whole match?" is much more natural to me.

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