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Does the expression "down the road" sound too casual?
I'm sitting on the fence between these two sentences below for an essay for an university's application.
1. ... , because that would lead to saving more people’s lives eventually.
2. ... , because that would lead to saving more people’s lives down the road.
Or do you have anything else?
Does the expression "down the road" sound too casual?
I'm sitting on the fence between these two sentences below for an essay for an university's application.
1. ... , because that would lead to saving more people’s lives eventually.
2. ... , because that would lead to saving more people’s lives down the road.
Or do you have anything else?
I'm sitting on the fence between these two sentences below for an essay for an university's application.
1. ... , because that would lead to saving more people’s lives eventually.
2. ... , because that would lead to saving more people’s lives down the road.
Or do you have anything else?
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use the first one but try putting eventually first
that would eventually lead to saving more (peoples) lives.
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use the first one but try putting eventually first
that would eventually lead to saving more (peoples) lives.
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The first is definitely a bit more formal though I doubt most native speakers would even register "down the road" as too casual. For a university application though, that's probably how you want to go. Down the road you can use casual English with your friends. :)
Also, note that it would always be "a university".
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