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Reply Wed 1 Feb, 2023 02:38 pm
Is this sentence clear or is there a better choice:

The bookcase may need to be kept a couple inches away from the wall to be able to reach the switch.
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Mame
 
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Reply Wed 1 Feb, 2023 02:51 pm
@LBrinkmann,
That sounds fine - nice and clear. You could replace "to be able to" with "in order to"
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Reply Wed 1 Feb, 2023 02:54 pm
@Mame,
Thank you!
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Glennn
 
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Reply Wed 1 Feb, 2023 03:42 pm
@LBrinkmann,
I would omit "away."
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