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Musicgold Posted 14 years ago
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Are these sentences natural? Oct 17
Hi,
Are these sentences natural to a native ear?
1. Do I come off to you as a person who would get into a shouting match with someone?
2. I am hearing of that group for the first time.
3. I heard of them first time at yesterday’s conference.
Thanks,
MG
Are these sentences natural to a native ear?
1. Do I come off to you as a person who would get into a shouting match with someone?
2. I am hearing of that group for the first time.
3. I heard of them first time at yesterday’s conference.
Thanks,
MG
Top answer
They all sound natural to this native ear. [edit: #3 the first time]
- They all sound natural to this native ear.
- [edit: #3 the first time]
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Musicgold1. Do I come off to you as a person who would get into a shouting match with someone? 2. I am hearing of that group for the first time. 3. I heard of them first time at yesterday’s conference.Thanks,MGNeither #1 nor #3 them sounds natural to this speaker of BrE. I'd say:
1. Do I come over/across ...
3. I first
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1. OK, informal.
2. OK, informal, emphatic.
3. No way. "I heard of them for the first time ...." or "I first heard of them ...." would be standard.
2. OK, informal, emphatic.
3. No way. "I heard of them for the first time ...." or "I first heard of them ...." would be standard.
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