WBYeats
 
Reply Fri 24 Jul, 2015 12:16 pm
-The audience members are vested the right to vote for their group this year. We will be awarding an extra award to a group based on the votes of all audience members!

Are my sentences correct?
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Setanta
 
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Reply Fri 24 Jul, 2015 12:23 pm
Use "vested with" . . .
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dalehileman
 
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Reply Fri 24 Jul, 2015 12:42 pm
@WBYeats,
WB, "vested" sorta means "given," tho we'll undoubtedly get some more definitive response in this, remarkable a2k

And "awarding an extra award " sounds redundant, or is there a better word, like maybe "alliteration, or is it "tautophonical"

Somebody help
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McTag
 
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Reply Fri 24 Jul, 2015 03:33 pm
@WBYeats,

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Are my sentences correct?


Repetition of "award" in the second sentence is not good style.

Say rather, we are giving an extra award to, or, we are making an extra award to...
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WBYeats
 
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Reply Sat 25 Jul, 2015 11:23 am
Thank you.
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