Usage of "notable"
I am going to make up a sentence with "notable"
(ex) The popular actor, who frequently uses this not so well-known phrase, has made it notable.
Can I use "notable" in my sentence? Thanks a lot.
Top answer
The word "notable" is OK in itself, but if it is notable, can it still be "not so well-known"? Also, the overall structure of the sentence is not ideal. Because "who frequently uses this not so well-known phrase" is parenthetical, we are not expecting "phrase" to be referred to as "it" when we rejoin the main clause, and the result feels rather weak and anticlimactic.
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The word "notable" is OK in itself, but if it is notable, can it still be "not so well-known"?
Also, the overall structure of the sentence is not ideal. Because "who frequently uses this not so well-known phrase" is parenthetical, we are not expecting "phrase" to be referred to as "it" when we rejoin the main clause, and the result feels rather weak and anticlimactic.
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