If you had seen the pitiful state in which they were
English translation: The clause quoted is in order, but...
| 08:34 Feb 21, 2012 |
| English language (monolingual) [Non-PRO] Art/Literary - Linguistics / Is it correct to say | |||||||
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| 4 +6 | If you had seen the pitiful state they were in |
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| 4 +1 | The clause quoted is in order, but... |
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26 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| if you had seen the pitiful state in which they were The clause quoted is in order, but... Explanation: ...the next one should read slightly differently, such as "...you would not have doubted for a single second about..." or "...you wouldn't have had a second's doubt as to (their identity)/ (who they were)", or similar. |
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30 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +6
peer agreement (net): +6| if you had seen the pitiful state in which they were If you had seen the pitiful state they were in Explanation: While the phrase you quote is not actually wrong, it is very stilted and somewhat archaic. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 31 mins (2012-02-21 09:06:17 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Also, a comma should be inserted after it. |
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