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If I toss a piece of tissue paper on the ground and I am caught in the act, I could be fined $300 as a first-time offender.
Are all the bold words fine in the sentence?
Thanks.
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Without comparing them to others you might want to use
like 'drop' instead of 'toss', they are OK.
Last edited by LukeJavan8; 12/04/13 09:42 PM.
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Drop could be accidental, toss is unequivocally deliberate. In any case, the sentence is fine. I would probably say onto rather than on, but I suppose that sounds a bit stuffy.
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drop/toss: too true, Peter.
I was think of "on accident'.
Stuffy? Nary a bone in you.
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On is perfectly fine for colloquial speech, Lionel. Don't let Tromboniator scare you off.
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Absolutely. No argument from me.
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I don't think he'll be 'scared off'...he has a thirst
to learn grammar. Not that you meant really frightened
away, Faldage, but I getcha...Keep it up Lionel,
it's impressive.
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If I toss a piece of tissue paper on the ground and I am caught in the act, I could be fined $300 as a first-time offender.
Are all the bold words fine in the sentence?
Thanks. No lionel, the words in bold are not "fine", what they are is merely "correct". Ask yourself: 1) What point did I want to make in this compound sentence? 2) To whom am I writing? 3) Did I ask if my word use was "fine" because the word "fine" was in my forebrain? 5) Ignore Faldage. He thinks he is the cat's pajamas.
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cat's pajamas??
had to look that one up: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cat%27s_pajamas
sort of like the eel's ankle.
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No. The fine's all wrong. LITTER BUGS SHOULD BE SHOT!
Think two eyes are better than three eyes.
If I (ONE) toss a piece of tissue paper on the ground and I am (CHUNK) caught in the act, I (TWO) could be fined $300 as a first-time offender.
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