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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary
Ably able
Hi,
Is the sentence "We are ably able to do it" acceptable or a bit clumsy?
Thank you.
Is the sentence "We are ably able to do it" acceptable or a bit clumsy?
Thank you.
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It is not merely clumsy – it is a disaster! What in the world are you trying to say? ' We can certainly do it '?
- It is not merely clumsy – it is a disaster!
- What in the world are you trying to say?
- ' We can certainly do it '?
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It is not merely clumsy – it is a disaster! What in the world are you trying to say? 'We can certainly do it'?
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Thank you, MM, for your useful reply. Some English gentelman used this unfortunate "ably able" phrase (in today's BBC World Service programme) trying to describe the local police ability to solve a crime mystery .
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