Should This all be changed to All this?

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This all changed after my mother shared details about her miscarriages with a believer. This believer subsequently encouraged her to receive guidance from the Chief Priest.

Should This all be changed to All this?

Thanks.

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@tanguatlay,

Yes

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@roger,

Thanks, roger.

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@tanguatlay,

No. It is well-written the way it is.

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@ehBeth,

I am confused. Who is correct?

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@tanguatlay,

tanguatlay wrote:

I am confused. Who is correct?

"This all changed" and "all this changed" are both correct. Your original sentence didn't "need" changing, but you can change it if you want with no alteration of meaning.

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@contrex,

However Con there's a subtle difference in meaning depending on context. The first might somehow imply a single object

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Depending on context, some users might use "all this" differently from "this all", but many (perhaps most) probably use them interchangeably.

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Thanks to all of you.

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@tanguatlay,

You're welcome Tang from me anyhow, however tiny my observation

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@tanguatlay,

Ignore Select My Tutor and Dalehileman, neither of them know what they're talking about.

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EjazAlam wrote:

"All this changed...." is the right one, go ahead.

They are both "correct".

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@izzythepush,

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what they're talking about

Oh I dunno Izzy. If we were discussing a troublesome gadget to which a number of improvements had been made, we'd be a tad more likely to day "This all"

How applied to the miscarriage I'm not sure

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@dalehileman,

dalehileman wrote:

Oh I dunno Izzy.

That's right, you don't.

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@tanguatlay,

It was fine to begin with.

You could change it if you wanted to - but if the author prefers This all ... leave it alone.

Should This all be changed to All this?

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