A Conversation for The Problem with Driving Directions
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gareis Started conversation May 24, 2003
You wrote: 'Such Internet sites have the ease of use claimed by human sources, but use more standard measurements and have a tendency to be accurate.'
Do you mean: 'Such Internet sites not only have the ease of use claimed by human sources, but use more standard measurements and have a tendency to be accurate.'
Or: 'Such Internet sites have the ease of use claimed by human sources, and also use more standard measurements and have a tendency to be accurate.'
~Gareis
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Smij - Formerly Jimster Posted May 27, 2003
Neither, it means what it says really - 'The sites do this, but they also do that'.
Any clearer? It is a bit of a tricky sentence...
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gareis Posted May 29, 2003
The convention is to use 'Not only...but also', as far as I know. It's up to you, though.
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