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In this town it is considered heresy to want parking spaces that have meters?



 
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In this town it is considered heresy to want parking spaces that have meters? #1 (permalink) Wed Jan 24, 2007 13:30 pm   In this town it is considered heresy to want parking spaces that have meters?
 

Hi, could you please take a look at the sentence below and let me know if it makes sense? Thanks. T

In this town it is considered heresy to want parking spaces that have meters.

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In this town it is considered heresy to want parking spaces that have meters? #2 (permalink) Wed Jan 24, 2007 13:37 pm   In this town it is considered heresy to want parking spaces that have meters?
 

Hi Torsten,

It sounds odd to me, especially:
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parking spaces that have meters.
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Perhaps simply parking spaces with meters?

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In this town it is considered heresy to want parking spaces that have meters? #3 (permalink) Wed Jan 24, 2007 13:41 pm   In this town it is considered heresy to want parking spaces that have meters?
 

Hi Torsten

I agree with Alan's comment about the parking meters. I might also omit 'considered' and simply say that it "is heresy".

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In this town it is considered heresy to want parking spaces that have meters? #4 (permalink) Wed Jan 24, 2007 13:52 pm   In this town it is considered heresy to want parking spaces that have meters?
 

Yes, that makes more sense. Thanks Alan!

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In this town it is considered heresy to want parking spaces that have meters? #5 (permalink) Wed Jan 24, 2007 16:39 pm   In this town it is considered heresy to want parking spaces that have meters?
 

It makes sense.

You could also say it like this:

In this town it is considered heresy to want metered parking spaces.
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