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Is this grammatically correct?
"Another day of justice has been served."
Or rather, I know that it is grammatically correct, but does it make sense to say that "a day... has been served"? (Because it doesn't matter about the 'of justice', what you are saying is a day has been served) You could say "For another day justice has been served" or "Justice has been served for another day" but can you have the very first option?  __________________
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Yes.
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I don't think they are talking about a day 'being served' but the justice in the day full of justice. I agree, I don't think a day can be served, but justice can
Ummm, I hope I've made myself clear because I think I've just confused myself...again  __________________
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Technically, it's probably incorrect. But idiomatically, it's fine.
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it doesn't sound right to me.
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"Justice has been served for another day"..is proper. The first sentence.."Another day of justice has been served"..is insinuating that the day...has been served because the subject seems to be...another day of justice as one expression. Justice is not really seen as the noun that needs modyfiying.
It's incorrect because this is an example of....I think...a misplaced modifier...I THINK. You need to clarify whether..justice has been served or...the day. So that's why : "Justice has been served for another day"..is gramatically correct.  __________________
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Exactly what i want to say.I think that "Justice has been served for another day" is gramatically correct.__________________
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"Justice has been served for another day." sounds better.
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It doesn't sound right, but the person (I think I know who it is, ahem) probably wanted his words to sound more dramatic and powerful.
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It may be grammatically correct, but it sure doesn't sound right!
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Thanks to everyone who responded to this; it's one of those niggly annoyances that plague me.
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