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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Beneath or Under and GENTLEMAN LIKE (5 sentences)
Could you please take a look at this?
1 Its so hot in here, I'm sweating under/beneath the blanket.
2 I'm not going to pick up the phone as you're not worth my time.
3 He's always a gentleman, but whether he's as gentleman like when he loses has yet to be proven.
he's as big a gentleman when he win as when he loses is yet to be proven.
4 I made the silly error of putting too much money at stake. (can you say MAKE ERROR OF DOING SOMETHING?)
5 The disappearance act you pulled made me not want to give you it.
The disappearance act you pulled made me realise not to give it to you.
The disappearance act you pulled made me realise how versatile you are.
6 We're a little less than halfway through the movie.
thank you
1 Its so hot in here, I'm sweating under/beneath the blanket.
2 I'm not going to pick up the phone as you're not worth my time.
3 He's always a gentleman, but whether he's as gentleman like when he loses has yet to be proven.
he's as big a gentleman when he win as when he loses is yet to be proven.
4 I made the silly error of putting too much money at stake. (can you say MAKE ERROR OF DOING SOMETHING?)
5 The disappearance act you pulled made me not want to give you it.
The disappearance act you pulled made me realise not to give it to you.
The disappearance act you pulled made me realise how versatile you are.
6 We're a little less than halfway through the movie.
thank you
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alc24 1 Its so hot in here, I'm sweating under/beneath the blanket. " "Beneath" simply tells where you are. " 2 I'm not going to pick up the phone as you're not worth my time.
- alc24 1 Its so hot in here, I'm sweating under/beneath the blanket.
- " "Beneath" simply tells where you are.
- " 2 I'm not going to pick up the phone as you're not worth my time.
- I think you make the point better with two sentences.
- Ditch the conjunction.
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alc24 1 Its so hot in here, I'm sweating under/beneath the blanket. I much prefer "under." It includes the sense of "because of," as in "under the influence." "Beneath" simply tells where you are. For more emphasis, I'd probably say, "unde
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Thank you Avangi.
So for 2 it should be: I'm not going to pick up the phone. You're not worth my time.
Could you if you have a time, look at the 3 others, I don't know if you say Gentleman like, or if you can say less than half way through...
thank you very much for everything.
So for 2 it should be: I'm not going to pick up the phone. You're not worth my time.
Could you if you have a time, look at the 3 others, I don't know if you say Gentleman like, or if you can say less than half way through...
thank you very much for everything.
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alc24 So for 2 it should be: I'm not going to pick up the phone. You're not worth my time.I think that's the most effective way to put it.
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3 -- Jane Austen uses "gentleman-like," but I don't think anyone uses it in this century. And your sentence #3 doesn't make sense -- if he's always a gentleman, then of course he's a gentleman whether he wins or loses. How about something like this:
Whether he's a good sport when he loses has yet to be proven.
4 is okay.
5 -- the standard phrase is "disappearing ac
Whether he's a good sport when he loses has yet to be proven.
4 is okay.
5 -- the standard phrase is "disappearing ac
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Thank you very much,
For three, if we were to leave out the first clause and only said
alc
For three, if we were to leave out the first clause and only said
- Whether he is as gentleman like when he loses as when he wins has yet to be proven.
- Whether he is as big a gentleman when he loses as when he wins has yet to be proven.
alc
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