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Maelstrom Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

"Working IN state after state"

Is the preposition here necessary?
Can I simply say "work state after state"(such as in "We've worked state after state to protect vulnerable voters)?

THANKS IN ADVANCE:)
  

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The preposition is after, so you couldn't just say We've worked state state... If you're asking about using the past or present tense, it depends if you are referring to something that already happened or something that is currently happening.

— Elanguest

  • The preposition is after, so you couldn't just say We've worked state state...
  • If you're asking about using the past or present tense, it depends if you are referring to something that already happened or something that is currently happening.
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The preposition is after, so you couldn't just say We've worked state state... Emotion: stick out tongue

If you're asking a
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maelstromIs the preposition here necessary?
Elanguest understandably thought you were asking about 'after'.

Please ask your question in the first post itself, not just in the thread title.

I would use 'in'.
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Ah, yes, sorry about that. I didn't notice the title question. Emotion: wink
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maelstrom Is the preposition here necessary?Can I simply say "work state after state"(such as in "We've worked state after state to protect vulnerable voters)?THANKS IN ADVANCE:)
I would say "We've gone from state to state working to protect..."
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