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What is the most important in life is no love. I owe what I am to him.He is what is called the elite.He lost his money, and what was worse his helth.I like her who has fair hair.Thanks a lot.

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

Hi. I'm a native American English speaker. Most of your sentences sound very natural.
1. The most important thing in life is not love.
Sounds okay. The sentence does sound like you mean to say more, like you mean that love isn't the most important thing because the most important thing is something else, like happiness, for example:
The most important thing in life is not love, but happiness.
But aside from that, it sounds fine.
2. I owe what I am to him.
Good.
3. He is what is called the elite.
I think it sounds okay for speech, but you probably need either single or double quotes around "the elite" for writing; I'm not sure which.
4. He lost his money, and what was worse, his health.
Sounds fine for informal speech, but for a more formal situation, I'd say (or write): He lost his money and worse, his health.
5. I like her who has fair hair.
Sounds awkward. You could say: I like women who have fair hair. Or: I like a woman who has fair hair. (both mean the same) Or even: I like women with fair hair. Oh, also: I like fair-haired women.

Hope this helps,
-Rachel

Anonymous · Answer

Thanks a lot!

but I still have other questions.

I love a woman who has blond hair. It's same meaning about fair hair?

we'll be seeing a lot of each other.

we'll see a lot of each other. What's the difference?

Anonymous · Answer

Blond hair is the same as fair hair. "Blond" is more common, and "fair hair" sounds a little bit old-fashioned, but it's still a well-recognized, well-used phrase. There are dozens of ways to describe different hair colors, but blond, brunette or brown, red, black, and grey are the most common.

We'll be seeing a lot of each other.
We'll see a lot of each other.
I don't think there is any real difference in meaning or usage.

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