Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
say nothing of
"To them, jumping from that river terrace on the outskirts of the city straight to the top of a building in the city center is as easy as opening a door. Therefore, just restraining them, to say nothing of bring them into custody, is impossible."
I suppose that "to say nothing of" should be modified into "to say anything of". Am I clear?
I suppose that "to say nothing of" should be modified into "to say anything of". Am I clear?
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"to say nothing of" is correct, but it should be "to say nothing of bringing them into custody". "to say nothing of" is a set phrase used to introduce an additional point that goes beyond what has already been said, often with the nuance that it is more extreme in some relevant respect.
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"to say nothing of" is correct, but it should be "to say nothing of bringing them into custody".
"to say nothing of" is a set phrase used to introduce an additional point that goes beyond what has already been said, often with the nuance that it is more extreme in some relevant respect.
"to say nothing of" is a set phrase used to introduce an additional point that goes beyond what has already been said, often with the nuance that it is more extreme in some relevant respect.
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