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  1. 28-Dec-2011, 09:52 #1
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    Default Is that correct to say "What did you tell him for why I can not come for dinner?"

    Hi everyone,

    I would like to ask is that correct to say " What did you tell him for why I can not come for dinner?"

    Thanks!!
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    Default Re: Is that correct to say "What did you tell him for why I can not come for dinner?"

    Quote Originally Posted by anwonder View Post
    Hi everyone,

    I would like to ask is that correct to say " What did you tell him for why I can not come for dinner?"

    Thanks!!
    No it isn't. You possibly mean, "What reason did you give him for my (or me) not coming to dinner?"
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  3. 28-Dec-2011, 10:28 #3
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    Default Re: Is that correct to say "What did you tell him for why I can not come for dinner?"

    I agree with what Rymott wrote, but feel that you might hear your sentence in informal conversation,(with can't rather than cannot).
    Context is always important; labelling is rarely important.

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