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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

2 sentences having trouble

How would you say these 2 sentences please?

1 You'll eat better if you win. When you lose you don't have an appetite.

2 The stations are much longer on this subway line. (does that make sense: takes longer to get to the next station?)

Thank you
  

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" The reason is that I cannot imagine what "better eating" may represent. It's likely to be demonstrating of good manners while eating than eating greater amounts of food with greater enthusiasm. " As I understand it, a station is a place where people wait for a train.

— Victor_amelkin

  • " The reason is that I cannot imagine what "better eating" may represent.
  • It's likely to be demonstrating of good manners while eating than eating greater amounts of food with greater enthusiasm.
  • " As I understand it, a station is a place where people wait for a train.
  • Though subway stations' lengths may differ (at least they do in Moscow =)), I believe that you meant the distance between stations, but not stations' lengths.
  • Finally, "it takes longer to get to the next station" perfectly makes sense for me.
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Hi alc24,

I would rewrite your first sentence in the following way:

"You will eat with a greater appetite if you win."

The reason is that I cannot imagine what "better eating" may
represent. It's likely to be demonstrating of good manners while
eating than eating greater amounts of food with greater
enthusiasm.

The sentence #2 I would rewrite as fol
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Well done Victor - I think you nailed it!
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