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Jerry Chen
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 Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2013 10:03 pm Post subject: Need help from English native speakers |
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Hello,
Please help me with the following sentence:
The problem will remain _________ it is left unsolved.
(A) because (B) as long as
I think that both (A) and (B) are semantically acceptable. How do you feel about it? Why?
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lotus
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| Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Jerry,
The more common response would be (B).
The problem will remain as long as it is left unsolved.
--lotus
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PeterAlex
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| i would go for option b |
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IanT
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| Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2014 12:07 pm Post subject: |
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Yes. If you wanted to use because, you would have to change it to something like:
"The problem remains because it has been left unsolved"
Still sounds a bit repetitive, though...
Best wishes,
Ian
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