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Example from my own writing: He wouldn't have guessed (that) there would be someone with diarrhea in the toilet. Or that the ferry's rail would be half his size. Or that the night would bec...
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System
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2019-12-08T04:09:57Z (almost 5 years ago)
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Alexandro Chen
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2019-12-08T04:09:57Z (almost 5 years ago)
Example from my own writing: > He wouldn't have guessed **(that)** there would be someone with diarrhea in the toilet. Or **that** the ferry's rail would be half his size. Or **that** the night would become dark, windy and rainy, making it impossible for the ferry's crew to find him in the water." I think the first _that_ is unnecessary. But adding it would make it symmetrical to the other sentences. Is this something that writers usually do? Or I should just omit that first _that_?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2015-04-09T09:07:34Z (over 9 years ago)
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