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Vsuresh Posted 9 years ago
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Backhanded or left handed compliment
Please help me with this:
Which of them—backhanded compliment or left-handed compliment—sounds better to native ears?
I think "left-handed compliment" sounds less idiomatic than "backhanded compliment"?
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vsuresh Which of them—backhanded compliment or left-handed compliment—sounds better to native ears? They both sound fine to me. vsuresh I think "left-handed compliment" sounds less idiomatic than "backhanded compliment"?
- vsuresh Which of them—backhanded compliment or left-handed compliment—sounds better to native ears?
- They both sound fine to me.
- vsuresh I think "left-handed compliment" sounds less idiomatic than "backhanded compliment"?
- I'm not sure what you mean by 'idiomatic'.
- They are both idioms, of course.
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vsureshWhich of them—backhanded compliment or left-handed compliment—sounds better to native ears?
They both sound fine to me.
vsureshI think "left-handed compliment" sounds less idiomatic than "backhanded compliment"?
I'm not sure what you mean by 'idiomatic'. They are both idioms, of course. 'Left-handed' is si
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