Haddie Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Is this correct?
Some people are too arrogant to ever admit to their mistakes, XYZ being one.
Is this sentence okay?
Is this sentence okay?
Top answer
Yes.
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Haddieokay?Yes, but I'd write it very slightly differently.
Some people are too arrogant ever to admit their mistakes, for example, XYZ.
CJ
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Some people are too arrogant to ever admit to their mistakes, XYZ being one.
Is this sentence okay?
There's a slight possibility that this could mean that XYZ is one of the mistakes.
I suggest
Some people, XYZ being one, are too arrogant to ever admit to their mistakes,
Is this sentence okay?
There's a slight possibility that this could mean that XYZ is one of the mistakes.
I suggest
Some people, XYZ being one, are too arrogant to ever admit to their mistakes,
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CliveThere's a slight possibility that this could mean that XYZ is one of the mistakes.Slight? That's what I thought it meant!
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CliveI took XYZ to represent a person.I think I was supposed to take it that way too, but the word order tricked me.
CJ
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