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Tim struggled with Tom for the audience's attention but they had no success. Does this sound natural?
- English (US)
A little unnatural
It can. But in that context it looks like they were the only two fighting for attention. So, I thought they were fighting against each other for attention.
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- English (US)
A little unnatural
I would just take out they. It's not needed.
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A little unnatural
Or Tim fought with Tom for the audience's attention. But was unsuccessful.
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- German
ah does this "with" mean that Tom is Tim's opponent?
Because I thought it would mean that they fought together as a kind of team.
- English (US)
A little unnatural
It can. But in that context it looks like they were the only two fighting for attention. So, I thought they were fighting against each other for attention.
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thanks
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