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Believer Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
why did he use that term?
Hi,
Why did he use "a part" in one and "part" in another?
I decided I was going to be a part of the solution rather than part of the problem.
Why did he use "a part" in one and "part" in another?
I decided I was going to be a part of the solution rather than part of the problem.
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I don't know, Believer. I would have left the article out of both. There is a very common expression: If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
- I don't know, Believer.
- I would have left the article out of both.
- There is a very common expression: If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
- Perhaps this person wanted to emphasize that he or she was just one person of many in the solution, so "a part" was used to emphasize that there are others.
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I don't know, Believer. I would have left the article out of both.
There is a very common expression: If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
Perhaps this person wanted to emphasize that he or she was just one person of many in the solution, so "a part" was used to emphasize that there are others.
There is a very common expression: If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the problem.
Perhaps this person wanted to emphasize that he or she was just one person of many in the solution, so "a part" was used to emphasize that there are others.
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