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Old 06-14-2013, 11:36 AM   #203
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Originally Posted by hidari View Post
Hence... HarryT your example is not grammatically wrong... "Hiking the trail" in the correct context is grammatically and linguistically correct...It may be incorrect for Grammarnistas but it is not incorrect linguistically...
It's grammatically wrong because it's not a sentence: it doesn't contain a verb. But sure, as I said in my previous post, it's perfectly understandable. It is, though, generally regarded as a very poor writing style.
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