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more to ne pitied than be blamed?

 
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jays



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PostPosted: Mon Jan 08, 2007 8:32 am    Post subject: more to ne pitied than be blamed? Reply with quote
Is "be blamed" in the following sentence correct?
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Ironically, the criminal is more to be pitied than be blamed.
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 09, 2007 11:06 pm    Post subject: Re: more to ne pitied than be blamed? Reply with quote
jays wrote:
Ironically, the criminal is more to be pitied than (to) be blamed.

This is correct. Because of the nature of the crime we feel sorry for the criminal. Perhaps, as he escaped from stealing something of little value in a store he ran out into traffic and was seriously injured by a bus.
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