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Tony 1963
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 Posted: Sat Sep 02, 2006 6:24 pm Post subject: "to face with no choice" or "to be faced with |
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Hi,
I read the following sentence:
"It's refreshing to be faced with no choice."
Why not say, "It's refreshing to face with no choice"? Can I say that?
Thanks.
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CP
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No. To be faced with means to be confronted with or to be presented with. We do not say "to face with." So it is refreshing to be confronted with no choice, in your sentence. It is refreshing not to have to make a choice for once.
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Tony 1963
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| Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2006 4:15 am Post subject: Thank you, CP! |
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