Phrase: I would rather stay at home, rather than go shopping

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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“I would rather stay at home, rather than go shopping”

Is this correct for grammar ?

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Grammatically possible, I suppose-- but horribly awkward as a written statement.
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Hi Volcano,

Why have you used ‘rather’ twice? Drop the second one and then it’s fine.

Alan

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rather do X than Y
prefer to do X than Y
prefer doing X to Y

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I would rather stay at home than go shopping

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Yes, you can say that, Volcano.

Many people would include the word “rather” in the formula in the quote above. For example:

  • “She would prefer to write rather than to speak.”
  • “Normally, paper companies prefer to lease rather than sell land to developers and other businesses.”
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That would be their choice. No problem for me.