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It is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of my villagers.
Is the sentence meaningful and grammatically correct? Thanks in advance.
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I would delete the word "as". "some one or other" is technically possible, but it is rather unusual. Usually one would omit the word "some".
- I would delete the word "as".
- "some one or other" is technically possible, but it is rather unusual.
- Usually one would omit the word "some".
- " This gives the impression that you may not know which villager.
- If you do know, omit "or other".
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I would delete the word "as". "some one or other" is technically possible, but it is rather unusual. Usually one would omit the word "some". Thus, you can write:
"It is considered the rightful property of one or other of my villagers."
This gives the impression that you may not know which villager. If you do know, omit "or other".
0anonymousIt is considered as the rightful property of some one or other of my villagers.
It is considered the rightful property of one of my villagers.
"As" is wrong. "To be" is understood.
"Some one or other" is good English, but "one" does the job just fine. "Some one or other" implies a certain flippancy on the part of the speaker that does n
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