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Use this tag for questions about meanings of whole sentences rather than phrases.
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Does writing "And as he does" make the intended meaning clear?
Pete walks down a hallway, armed with a baseball bat. He looks into an office. And as he does, Jack appears from a door at the end of the hallway and slips around a corner.
My intention is that Pete d …
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Is the meaning of "holding the door" clear here? [closed]
The man went to the door and tried to open it, but couldn't as Phil was holding the door from inside.
Is the meaning of "holding the door" clear here?
Is there something I could write instead to avo …
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Use of whispers/whispering
As the terrorist walked off, whispers started among the hostages.
As the terrorist walked off, the hostages started whispering.
Are "whispers" and "whispering" used correctly in the two sentences?
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