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From: | Rostislav Svoboda |
Subject: | Re: To non-native English writers: expunging the solecism "This allows to do something." |
Date: | Mon, 25 Jan 2016 16:13:17 +0100 |
> "this allows to do something" > Such a sentence formation is NOT ENGLISH. Well :) Wait for about 30 - 35 years at will be. Except that I'm not sure if you're aware of it but a large portion of readers of your email has difficulties with meaning of: expunging solecism gerund take care to direct object In contrast to that, meaning of both expressions: this allows to do something this allows [...] to do something is quite clear. Nobody needs to google for it, even if it is not Oxford English from the end of 20th century. Thanks :)
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