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 #2 (permalink) Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:05 am Phrase: I would rather stay at home, rather than go shopping |
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Grammatically possible, I suppose-- but horribly awkward as a written statement.
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| #3 (permalink) Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:08 am Phrase: I would rather stay at home, rather than go shopping |
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Hi Volcano,
Why have you used 'rather' twice? Drop the second one and then it's fine.
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| #4 (permalink) Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:40 am Phrase: I would rather stay at home, rather than go shopping |
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rather do X than Y
prefer to do X than Y
prefer doing X to Y |
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| #5 (permalink) Mon Oct 20, 2008 9:45 am Phrase: I would rather stay at home, rather than go shopping |
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| I would rather stay at home than go shopping |
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| #6 (permalink) Mon Oct 20, 2008 16:08 pm Phrase: I would rather stay at home, rather than go shopping |
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Yes, you can say that, Volcano.
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| prefer to do X than Y |
Many people would include the word "rather" in the formula in the quote above. For example:
- "She would prefer to write rather than to speak."
- "Normally, paper companies prefer to lease rather than sell land to developers and other businesses."
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| #7 (permalink) Mon Oct 20, 2008 16:58 pm Phrase: I would rather stay at home, rather than go shopping |
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| Many people would include the word "rather" in the formula in the quote above. |
That would be their choice. No problem for me. |
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