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Correct sentence or not?
She nodded her agreement
He nodded his agreement
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2.He nodded in agreement.
Meaning that you nodded your head to signal your agreement to something.
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Thank you. I thought yours was correct even before I created the thread but it was so frequent in a British novel I am currently reading so I thought it was part of the British English that I am not aware of. Thanks for your contribution.ButterscotchCherrie wrote: ↑10 Apr 2018, 04:59 https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/nod - See 1.1
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Maybe it sounds odd to speakers of other varieties of English.Omoye+ wrote: ↑10 Apr 2018, 06:20Thank you. I thought yours was correct even before I created the thread but it was so frequent in a British novel I am currently reading so I thought it was part of the British English that I am not aware of. Thanks for your contribution.ButterscotchCherrie wrote: ↑10 Apr 2018, 04:59 https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/nod - See 1.1
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shanlife-2 wrote: ↑10 Apr 2018, 03:21 Both sentences are wrong,the sentences mean that you moved your agreement back and forth. Which is wrong. I think the sentence should be, She nodded in agreement .
2.He nodded in agreement.
Meaning that you nodded your head to signal your agreement to something.
Thank you. I thought yours was correct even before I created the thread but it was so frequent in a British novel I am currently reading so I thought it was part of the British English that I am not aware of. Thanks for your contribution.
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"She nodded as sign of her agreement"
"He nodded as sign of his agreement"
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This lead to a massive failure
Or
This lead to massive failure
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This led to a massive failure.
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If you saw this in British books, it's probably British English. I would also say it's correct English because I believe British English is English. It's just not American English so it sounds odd to Americans. Grammatically it is correct.
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Thank you.