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AUC2MIC

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Grammar advice please!

Post by AUC2MIC » Wed Oct 27, 2010 12:25 pm

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buckilaw

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Re: Grammar advice please!

Post by buckilaw » Wed Oct 27, 2010 12:29 pm

The meaning is clear; however, I'd change it anyway to make it a stronger sentence. Try, "The happiest time of my life".
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AP-375

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Re: Grammar advice please!

Post by AP-375 » Wed Oct 27, 2010 12:43 pm

Its so idiomatic that hardcore prescriptive grammar rules are almost irrelevant here. Then it just becomes a question of meaning, tone, audience, etc.
And by the way, you ARE saying that the times were happy (for you).
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Re: Grammar advice please!

Post by CanadianWolf » Wed Oct 27, 2010 12:46 pm

It's fine as posted. The second post in this thread offers a phrase with a slightly different meaning--was it the happiest time of your life or just one of the happiest times of your life ?
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