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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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With that soon afterwards said...
With that soon afterwards said, had he decided to come with both Emily and I to Africa, that we may find for ourselves the location of the forgotten Spnyx.
Is this natural for an older character?
Is this natural for an older character?
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No. Unless eg you are writing a story and want the language to sound artificially archaic. Clive
- No.
- Unless eg you are writing a story and want the language to sound artificially archaic.
- Clive
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No.
Unless eg you are writing a story and want the language to sound artificially archaic.
Clive
Unless eg you are writing a story and want the language to sound artificially archaic.
Clive
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It's not natural for a character of any age, I assume you mean something like:
No sooner had he said that than he decided to come to Africa. with Emily and me so that we could/might find for ourselves the location of the forgotten Sphynx,
No sooner had he said that than he decided to come to Africa. with Emily and me so that we could/might find for ourselves the location of the forgotten Sphynx,
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I copied the style of the sentence from this sentence below.
An invitation to dinner was soon afterwards dispatched; and already had Mrs. Bennet planned the courses that were to do credit to her housekeeping, when an answer arrived which deferred it all.
What is the difference between this sentence and the sentence I have written? I am looking at the grammati
An invitation to dinner was soon afterwards dispatched; and already had Mrs. Bennet planned the courses that were to do credit to her housekeeping, when an answer arrived which deferred it all.
What is the difference between this sentence and the sentence I have written? I am looking at the grammati
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Furthermore:
Arthur had on him two dirty boots that had been given to him as a gift from his son, who no sooner after hearing of Arthur's decision to embark on what is most certainly a perilous journey of a deathly sort, he too made the decision to join us with both his self and his beloved snowy owl in tow.
Arthur had on him two dirty boots that were given to him a
Arthur had on him two dirty boots that had been given to him as a gift from his son, who no sooner after hearing of Arthur's decision to embark on what is most certainly a perilous journey of a deathly sort, he too made the decision to join us with both his self and his beloved snowy owl in tow.
Arthur had on him two dirty boots that were given to him a
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