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Musicgold Posted 15 years ago
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Are these sentences natural? November 2
Hi,
Are the following sentences natural to a native ear?
1. Sometimes I indulge in wishful thinking and think if there was no European debt crisis, what else would have been worrying us.
2. Were you racing to the desk? ( I said this to a colleague who plopped in his chair with a big thud)
3. You are still due that party to us. ( I was reminding a friend about a party she promised on her success in an exam)
Thanks,
MG.
Are the following sentences natural to a native ear?
1. Sometimes I indulge in wishful thinking and think if there was no European debt crisis, what else would have been worrying us.
2. Were you racing to the desk? ( I said this to a colleague who plopped in his chair with a big thud)
3. You are still due that party to us. ( I was reminding a friend about a party she promised on her success in an exam)
Thanks,
MG.
Top answer
1. Sometimes I indulge in wishful thinking: If there were no European debt crisis, then we would have absolutely nothing to worry about. 2.
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- Sometimes I indulge in wishful thinking: If there were no European debt crisis, then we would have absolutely nothing to worry about.
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- Is this some kind of new game, see how big a plop you can make with your chair?
- 3.
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1. Sometimes I indulge in wishful thinking: If there were no European debt crisis, then we would have absolutely nothing to worry about.
2. Is this some kind of new game, see how big a plop you can make with your chair?
3. You aced the exam, so what about that party you promised us if you aced it?
2. Is this some kind of new game, see how big a plop you can make with your chair?
3. You aced the exam, so what about that party you promised us if you aced it?
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Hi
With (2) I wouldn't use both plop and thud
Plop is usually the sound of small things dropping into water, but you could use it to describe a person falling quietly into a soft chair
Thud is usually the sound of something quite solid falling, say, onto a carpetted floor - or a person sitting down in an office chair
Either is good but I'd suggest that they don'
With (2) I wouldn't use both plop and thud
Plop is usually the sound of small things dropping into water, but you could use it to describe a person falling quietly into a soft chair
Thud is usually the sound of something quite solid falling, say, onto a carpetted floor - or a person sitting down in an office chair
Either is good but I'd suggest that they don'
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