bertietheblue
Senior Member
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- May 21, 2010
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It was the first or one of the first books to be published
or
It was the first book, or one of the first books, to be published
The first example sounds more natural to me in speech. The second more grammatically correct and so what I'd actually write in more formal English. Any thoughts?
It was the first or one of the first books to be published
or
It was the first book, or one of the first books, to be published
The first example sounds more natural to me in speech. The second more grammatically correct and so what I'd actually write in more formal English. Any thoughts?