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Sentence #430668

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 sacredceltic sacredceltic August 28, 2011 August 28, 2011 at 12:51:11 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

do you confirm this is correct English? I never met this form before, as the alternative is not obvious, but I can see how it could be applied.

Thank you.

witbrock witbrock August 29, 2011 August 29, 2011 at 12:56:03 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Yes, although it's sort of literary (it's the same form as "He was unsure how he would get there, and when.", which I would think was uncontroversial... the literary bit is the implied existential question in "whether[ he would be].".

sacredceltic sacredceltic August 29, 2011 August 29, 2011 at 8:56:49 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Thank you for your explanation.

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He was unsure what he would be, and whether.

added by witbrock, July 19, 2010
➜ #1070903Il n'était pas sûr de ce qu'il serait, ni s'il serait quelque chose.

linked by sacredceltic, August 29, 2011
➜ #1758153Ur yelli yeẓra d acu ara yeqqel neɣ d acu ur yetteqqal.

linked by Amastan, August 7, 2012
➜ #5463307Ele não tinha certeza de como viveria, ou se viveria.

linked by ToinhoAlam, September 22, 2016