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11644418 No.11644418 [Reply] [Original]

Do I need the 'to'?

For example

> I'm starting to be become more religious and I feel sin is much harsher than I used, so now I'm playing tug-a-war with my religious thoughts.

When the 'to' is heavily implied in the mind of the reader? Even without the reader using 'used to' in their head.

>> No.11644426 [DELETED] 

mmm i think u need as like a dummy object to signal it's modal or something sort of like if ur english sentence has an implied subject u still have to put "it" as a placeholder, idk why but it def sounds wrong without it, even african americans dont leave off to and then tend to eliminate unnecessary grammatical artifacts

>> No.11644430

mmm i think u need as like a dummy object to signal it's modal or something sort of like if ur english sentence has an implied subject u still have to put "it" as a placeholder, idk why but it def sounds wrong without it, even african americans dont leave off to and they tend to omit unnecessary grammatical artifacts

>> No.11644467

>>11644430
Yes, but it makes the sentence 'jarring' and it creates a heavier impact at the end of the sentence, with less words and the same meaning

>> No.11644499

>>11644467
i would say "than i once did" then, or just shorten the whole shit and say "much harsher now" although that introduces some ambiguity which u may nor may not want

>> No.11644590

>>11644499
Yes but that requires much worse prose.

>> No.11644600

>>11644590
>not worst off
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