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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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Hi,
I have a dog. It's a very big and brave dog.
Does this mean the dog are both very big and very brave?
Can I just say 'she is very kind and pretty' if she is very kind and very pretty?
Thanks a lot.
I have a dog. It's a very big and brave dog.
Does this mean the dog are both very big and very brave?
Can I just say 'she is very kind and pretty' if she is very kind and very pretty?
Thanks a lot.
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I would normally interpret the 'very' as applying to both adjectives. If I didn't mean that. I'd say it another way.
- I would normally interpret the 'very' as applying to both adjectives.
- If I didn't mean that.
- I'd say it another way.
- eg She is pretty and very kind.
- Clive
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I would normally interpret the 'very' as applying to both adjectives.
If I didn't mean that. I'd say it another way.
eg She is pretty and very kind.
Clive
If I didn't mean that. I'd say it another way.
eg She is pretty and very kind.
Clive
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I don't believe there is any universally accepted interpretation of this structure because my instincts are the reverse of Clive's. 
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