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Musicgold Posted 15 years ago
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Are these sentences natural? November 21
Hi,
Are the following sentences natural to a native ear?
1. Wow, that sandwich didn’t stick at all, I am hungry already.
2. The farther we are going from date of the incidence, the harder it is getting to get new information about it
3. Our projections are going up to account for the change in the way they bring their inventory to the warehouse.
Thanks,
MG.
Are the following sentences natural to a native ear?
1. Wow, that sandwich didn’t stick at all, I am hungry already.
2. The farther we are going from date of the incidence, the harder it is getting to get new information about it
3. Our projections are going up to account for the change in the way they bring their inventory to the warehouse.
Thanks,
MG.
Top answer
Are the following sentences natural to a native ear? Not really. Here are some suggestions: 1.
- Are the following sentences natural to a native ear?
- Not really.
- Here are some suggestions: 1.
- Wow, that sandwich didn’t stay with me at all, I'm hungry again .
- 2.
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Are the following sentences natural to a native ear?Not really. Here are some suggestions:
1. Wow, that sandwich didn’t stay with me at all, I'm hungry again.
2. The farther we get from the incident, the harder it
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Thanks MalRey.
MalRey2. The farther we get from the incident, the harder it will be to find new information about it .You sentence seems to suggest what will happen in the future. My sentence is talking about the current state. Is that correct?
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Musicgold"You sentence seems to suggest what will happen in the future. My sentence is talking about the current state. Is that correct?I don't see any other possible way to understand the situation. Something happened, time is passing, information becomes harder to find. How is that not the future?
If you want to confine your sentence as closely as
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Thanks MalRey.
How about this one?
The farther we are going from date of the incidence, the harder it has been getting to get new information about it.
(original) The farther we are going from date of the incidence, the harder it is getting to get new information about it
How about this one?
The farther we are going from date of the incidence, the harder it has been getting to get new information about it.
(original) The farther we are going from date of the incidence, the harder it is getting to get new information about it
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