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Davidrock65 Posted 19 years ago
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better/ better off
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00 a) I think you'd be 01 b 00 better off 02 b 00 trying to increase your vocabulary instead of wasting your valuable time in such a futile activity. 02 br
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00 b)I think you'd be 01 b 00 better 02 b 00 try to increase your vocabulary instead of wasting your valuable time in such a futile activity. 02 br
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00 Is there any difference between "better off" and "better?" What does "off" mean after better? 02 br
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00 a) I think you'd be 01 b 00 better off 02 b 00 trying to increase your vocabulary instead of wasting your valuable time in such a futile activity. 02 br
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00 b)I think you'd be 01 b 00 better 02 b 00 try to increase your vocabulary instead of wasting your valuable time in such a futile activity. 02 br
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00 Is there any difference between "better off" and "better?" What does "off" mean after better? 02 br
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0 1) It would be 01 i 00 better 01 b 00 for 02 b 00 you 02 br
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02 i 00 2) Incorrect: you'd 01 font 00 be 02 font 00 01 b 00 better 02 b 00 try 02 br
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01 i 00 I think 01 b 00 you should try to 02 b 00 increase your voc
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02 i 00 2) Incorrect: you'd 01 font 00 be 02 font 00 01 b 00 better 02 b 00 try 02 br
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0 In the above context, I think it would be more appropriate to say: you'd better try to... (you HAD better, not would be better). 0-
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0 Hi Orpheus, 02 br
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00 No, “ 01 font 00 you’d better 02 font 00 …” and “ 01 font 00 you are better off 02 font 00 ” don’t exactly bear the same meaning. The former has a consequential tone and the latter has a suggestive tone. 02 br
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00 You’d better finish
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00 No, “ 01 font 00 you’d better 02 font 00 …” and “ 01 font 00 you are better off 02 font 00 ” don’t exactly bear the same meaning. The former has a consequential tone and the latter has a suggestive tone. 02 br
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00 You’d better finish
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0 Dear Goodman 02 br
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00 A) Because of the increased security, I think 01 b 01 i 00 you are better off 02 i 02 b 00 to arrive at the airport early so that you won’t miss your flight. 02 br
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00 B)Because of the increased security, I think 01 b 01 i 00 you'd better 02 i 02 b 00 to arrive at the airpor
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00 A) Because of the increased security, I think 01 b 01 i 00 you are better off 02 i 02 b 00 to arrive at the airport early so that you won’t miss your flight. 02 br
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00 B)Because of the increased security, I think 01 b 01 i 00 you'd better 02 i 02 b 00 to arrive at the airpor
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0 Excuse me, Goodman 02 br
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00 Shouldn't it be "Because of the increased security, I think 01 b 01 i 00 you are better off 02 i 02 b 00 arriv 01 b 00 ing 02 b 00 at the airport early so that you won’t miss your flight?" 0-
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00 Shouldn't it be "Because of the increased security, I think 01 b 01 i 00 you are better off 02 i 02 b 00 arriv 01 b 00 ing 02 b 00 at the airport early so that you won’t miss your flight?" 0-
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0 David, 02 br
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00 “You are better off” is used when you already have a negative notion about something and you try to avoid it. 02 br
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00 The traffic is bad to the airport. I think you 00 are better off 00 to take the Metro Rail to the airport. You are suggesting an alternative which has no threatening tone. 02 br
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00 “You are better off” is used when you already have a negative notion about something and you try to avoid it. 02 br
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00 The traffic is bad to the airport. I think you 00 are better off 00 to take the Metro Rail to the airport. You are suggesting an alternative which has no threatening tone. 02 br
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