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Anonymous Posted 20 years ago
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hey
I'm not native English speaker and I pay attention what British people say is there anyone who can correct these sentenses I think they are incorrect but there were spoken by BRitish, apparently - their first language
1) If you wrinkle your shirt you won't be look any smart
2) I don't like him any
3) she will be back any minute
4) these apples are anygood - (does it mean they are not good at all)
if you know some other using of ANY feel free to write them down here
thanks
I'm not native English speaker and I pay attention what British people say is there anyone who can correct these sentenses I think they are incorrect but there were spoken by BRitish, apparently - their first language
1) If you wrinkle your shirt you won't be look any smart
2) I don't like him any
3) she will be back any minute
4) these apples are anygood - (does it mean they are not good at all)
if you know some other using of ANY feel free to write them down here
thanks
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Anonymous hey I'm not native English speaker and I pay attention what British people say is there anyone who can correct these sentenses I think they are incorrect but there were spoken by BRitish, apparently - their first language 1) If you wrinkle your shirt you won't be look any smart 2) I don't like him any 3) she will be back any minute 4) these apples are anygood - (does it mean they are not good at all) if you know some other using of ANY feel free to write them down here thanks 1) If you wrinkle your shirt [with something] you won't look any smart– Never heard this one before, but sounds wrong anyway. E. E.
- Anonymous hey I'm not native English speaker and I pay attention what British people say is there anyone who can correct these sentenses I think they are incorrect but there were spoken by BRitish, apparently - their first language 1) If you wrinkle your shirt you won't be look any smart 2) I don't like him any 3) she will be back any minute 4) these apples are anygood - (does it mean they are not good at all) if you know some other using of ANY feel free to write them down here thanks 1) If you wrinkle your shirt [with something] you won't look any smart– Never heard this one before, but sounds wrong anyway.
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- it sounds wrong.
- 3) she will be back any minute.
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Anonymoushey
I'm not native English speaker and I pay attention what British people say is there anyone who can correct these sentenses I think they are incorrect but there were spoken by BRitish, apparently - their first language
1) If you wrinkle your shirt you won't be look any smart
2) I don't like him any
3) sh
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1) If you wrinkle your shirt you won't be look any smart.
— This doesn't sound correct to me. Change perhaps to:
1a) If you wrinkle your shirt you won't look very smart.
2) I don't like him any.
— This means "I don't like him at all". I don't hear it often in BrE.
3) She will be back any minute.
— This is fine (and common) and means "She will b
— This doesn't sound correct to me. Change perhaps to:
1a) If you wrinkle your shirt you won't look very smart.
2) I don't like him any.
— This means "I don't like him at all". I don't hear it often in BrE.
3) She will be back any minute.
— This is fine (and common) and means "She will b
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