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Hi, there
Which sentence is correct?
“Sometimes you may write something and have people read it who you wouldn’t expect (to) but then people you would expect to read it don’t.”
or
“Sometimes you may write something and have people who you wouldn’t expect to read it actually do it but then people you would expect to read it don’t”?
Between these two, which one is better?
Thank you
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I agree that the first reads better. The sentence would be fine to use, but it’s a little wordy to read out loud. I would personally rephrase it to something like: “Sometimes when you write something two things may happen: people who you wouldn’t expect to read it do read it, and people who you would expect to read it don’t.”
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But is it fine to say “ you may write something and have people read it who (...)”?
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The first reads better. You have 'to' in brackets. It works best as 'expect to' rather than just 'expect'. To make it sound a little smoother, you could say 'but then those you would expect to read it don't'.
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