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frosja888 [35]
3 years ago
6

Rewrite the following formal sentence in a more conversational style. This may require the use of more than one sentence. Make c

hanges to both
sentence structure and word choices.
It ill becomes us to cast about for someone to blame, to flee unpleasant realities,
or to hide the clear facts in a cloud of finger-pointing-we must take responsibility.
English
1 answer:
saul85 [17]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

It's rude and irresponsible of us to blame others for things that they didn't do. We need to take responsibility for our own choices, even if it makes us look bad.

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