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Improving_MY_English Posted 19 years ago
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a rough piece of work

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00in my book I have this explenation: 02font 01i 01font 00by a rough piece of work we mean work that is not yet finished, or is not complete02font 02i 02br 02br 00Not exactly. 02br 02br 01font 00But if you finish the first draft of a book, you might use this expression, because 01i 00you still have to make many changes and improvements to it. 02font 02br 02br 01font 01i 00Best wishes, Clive02i 02font 02br 02br 01font 01i 02br 02i 02font 0-

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00in my book I have this explenation: 02font 01i 01font 00by a rough piece of work we mean work that is not yet finished, or is not complete02font 02i 02br 02br 00Not exactly.
  • 02br 02br 01font 00But if you finish the first draft of a book, you might use this expression, because 01i 00you still have to make many changes and improvements to it.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 01i 00Best wishes, Clive02i 02font 02br 02br 01font 01i 02br 02i 02font 0-
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0Hi,02br
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0 Yes, or, as I call it, a sloppy copy. Very catchy isn't it? [bah] I'm the black sheep of our family!0-
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0 It can be said about people too. 02br
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0 But a "nasty" piece of work and a "rough" one are very different! In fact, I've never heard "nasty piece of work" referring to anything OTHER than a person. A "rough" piece ccan be a person who still needs to be refined a little bit more (also called "a diamond in the rough") or something that you are creating that needs to be polished up. 0-
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