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09.05.19, 14:36 PM General Topics
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UB grammarians: Is this sentence correct? "There's a darkness which comes without a warning." [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 09.05.19, 02:36 PM Flag
 

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Yes. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 09.05.19, 02:39 PM Flag
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I'd write, "a darkness that". [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 09.05.19, 02:39 PM Flag
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OP: Same. It's actually a song lyric and the "which" drives me nuts. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 09.05.19, 02:47 PM Flag
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What is the whole sentence? Does it continue onto the next line/verse? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 09.05.19, 02:48 PM Flag
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But I will sing you lullabies and wake you in the morning... [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 09.05.19, 02:57 PM Flag
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OP: Yes! [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 09.05.19, 02:59 PM Flag
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Les Mis? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 09.05.19, 02:49 PM Flag
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Yes, a beautiful song. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 09.05.19, 02:57 PM Flag
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OP: Yes. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 09.05.19, 02:59 PM Flag
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I think you're going to have to let it go. Les Mis was not written for people with formal education. The writers were far more interested in least-common-denominator emotional grabs than in grammar. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 09.05.19, 03:08 PM Flag
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OP: Agree. But it isn't like using that instead of which is pretentious. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 09.05.19, 03:16 PM Flag
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Wasn't it written in French too? [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 09.05.19, 08:15 PM Flag
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it's "that," not which. [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 09.05.19, 02:56 PM Flag
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I would drop the “a” [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 09.05.19, 02:56 PM Flag
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The second one [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 09.05.19, 02:56 PM Flag
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yes [ Reply | More ]
General Topics 09.05.19, 03:53 PM Flag
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