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Good Or Bad Grammar?
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Is it good grammar to end a request for something with the term, "as far as conveniently possible."
I heard that today and felt it was the most cumbersome phrase I'd ever heard. But is it grammatically correct?
I heard that today and felt it was the most cumbersome phrase I'd ever heard. But is it grammatically correct?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.No, Jno, it's not correct. One of the commonest errors in English, in fact. Most people think it's synonymous with 'expect' whereas it actually means to see something coming and do something about it.
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