Which is more formal ?
" for example the father as the breadwinner "
OR
''E.g. the father as the breadwinner "
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Which is more formal ?
" for example the father as the breadwinner "
OR
''E.g. the father as the breadwinner "
Single handedly destroying the NHS from the inside
Died in battle
the first one, because you can't use abbreviations in Scrabble
The Sexay Half Of ABBA And Max: Freelance Plants
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Dad has the Cash, now stfu and clean those dishes.
edit: almost poetically formal
Last edited by 100%; 02-08-2005 at 08:47 PM.
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If you were to start the sentence with the word consider. It would look a lot better.
Consider, for example, the father as the breadwinner.
I suppose it is a conceptual thingy.
The best way to keep a secret:- Tell everyone not to tell anyone.
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Question : Must English always be formal?
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Thank you - I was worried that I was doing something illegal for a moment there.Originally Posted by Mr JP Fugley
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Sentence fragments may work some times in formal language. Not often, but I've seen people pull it off.
e.g. and i.e. are timesavers for me, nothing more, so I'd go with the other sentence if i was writing an essay right now, I think.
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Far too much information I think.
The best way to keep a secret:- Tell everyone not to tell anyone.
effendi
Far too much information I think.
One questions if SnnY's choice of S&M leisure pr0n isn't affecting his sentence construction.
Btw, I'd probably prefer to use commas in the sentence starting with consider suggested above. However, without them the sentence flows much more easily.
Je suis torn.
Last edited by manker; 02-09-2005 at 02:57 PM.
I plan on beating him to death with his kids. I'll use them as a bludgeon on his face. -
--Good for them if they survive.
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