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jays
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 Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:01 am Post subject: let alone eliminate |
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Is "let alone eliminate" in the following sentence correct? (I think it should be "let alone eliminating")
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However, ordinary Americans use idioms so frequently and unconsciously that they are difficult to recognize - let alone eliminate from the vocabulary. |
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2006
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:03 pm Post subject: |
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"eliminate" is correct.
'subconsciously' not "unconsciously". |
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wintersweet
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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"Unconsciously" is fine here; it just means "without knowing."
It has to be "eliminate" because the verb form must match the tense of "recognize." 
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