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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

ALL AGES

Dear Teachers,

1. Paul Walker is the most excellent and outstanding actor of all ages.

- Is this natural to say?

Thanks very much to Teachers,

Stevenukd.
  

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Not really, Steve. The grammar is OK, but the vocabulary is not the best. 'Outstanding' and 'excellent' overlap in meaning, and 'of all ages' is an awkward paraphrase of the idiomatic 'of all time'.

— Mister Micawber

  • Not really, Steve.
  • The grammar is OK, but the vocabulary is not the best.
  • 'Outstanding' and 'excellent' overlap in meaning, and 'of all ages' is an awkward paraphrase of the idiomatic 'of all time'.
  • Try something like: Paul Walker is the finest actor of all time.
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Not really, Steve. The grammar is OK, but the vocabulary is not the best. 'Outstanding' and 'excellent' overlap in meaning, and 'of all ages' is an awkward paraphrase of the idiomatic 'of all time'. Try something like:

Paul Walker is the finest actor of all time.
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