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3Likes- 31-Jan-2012, 16:51 #1
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Is the sentence correct? I don't even have distant relationship with that place.
- 31-Jan-2012, 17:03 #2
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Re: Is the sentence correct? You need an "a."
"... a distant relationship."
It could be more natural to say "I don't have even a distant relationship" instead of "I don't even have a..."I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.
- 31-Jan-2012, 17:05 #3
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