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Rommel Posted 11 years ago
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Are ‘that was just plain dumb’ in the second sentence and ‘right then and there’ in the third sentence correctly used?
Are ‘that was just plain dumb’ in the second sentence and ‘right then and there’ in the third sentence correctly used?
The gossip even had the guts to say that envy was the cause of all those rumors she had spread. That was just plain dumb. I had to restrain myself from punching her right then and there.
The gossip even had the guts to say that envy was the cause of all those rumors she had spread. That was just plain dumb. I had to restrain myself from punching her right then and there.
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I wouldn't use "guts" in that sentence as it implies bravery; consider "gall" (informal) or "audacity" (formal) instead. Also, perhaps consider "gossipmonger" instead of "gossip" to make the sentence clearer.
- I wouldn't use "guts" in that sentence as it implies bravery; consider "gall" (informal) or "audacity" (formal) instead.
- Also, perhaps consider "gossipmonger" instead of "gossip" to make the sentence clearer.
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I wouldn't use "guts" in that sentence as it implies bravery; consider "gall" (informal) or "audacity" (formal) instead.
Also, perhaps consider "gossipmonger" instead of "gossip" to make the sentence clearer.
Also, perhaps consider "gossipmonger" instead of "gossip" to make the sentence clearer.
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