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    Default Re: recommend that + indicative clause?

    Quote Originally Posted by bhaisahab View Post
    No, "recommended..........shouldn't"; "said...........couldn't".
    Well, bh, thanks a lot.
    Did you mean we never, ever treat can as be allowed to in such a sentence instead of be able to?

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    Default Re: recommend that + indicative clause?

    How about this: ordered........couldn't?


    or: recommended.......mightn't?


    And this:
    Noting that millions of Americans are at least 20% overweight, it recommended that these people could cut down on dietary fats, which contain twice as many calories as equal amounts of carbohydrates and proteins.

    http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...952668,00.html
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    Default Re: recommend that + indicative clause?

    Quote Originally Posted by norwolf View Post
    How about this: ordered........couldn't?


    or: recommended.......mightn't?


    And this:
    Noting that millions of Americans are at least 20% overweight, it recommended that these people could cut down on dietary fats, which contain twice as many calories as equal amounts of carbohydrates and proteins.

    http://www.time.com/time/magazine/ar...952668,00.html
    That's an ugly sentence from Time.

    Also, when you say we never, ever treat when someone was responding to a specific sentence, it would appear that you are looking more for a fight than a discussion. This is a forum for discussions, so kindly leave the language of ring-kissing and irresponsibility in the pplayground
    Last edited by Tdol; 17-Jul-2010 at 09:33.
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