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Old Sep 21st, 2010, 01:38 pm
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Hi everybody,
is it correct this sentence?

"the worst mistake a man could make is to leave is own future in destiny's hands"

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Old Sep 22nd, 2010, 01:27 am
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No - the second is should be his.
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Old Sep 22nd, 2010, 02:04 am
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sorry, I don't understand...
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Old Sep 22nd, 2010, 04:58 am
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The correct sentence is :
"The worst mistake a man could make is to leave his own future in destiny's hands."
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Old Sep 22nd, 2010, 05:07 am
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ah ok...it's a careless mistakes. but is correct the rest of the sentence? thank you so much
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Yes - grammatically.
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