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0 A group of contestants are living in a poor condition because they haven't built a shelter on the remote island they haven't been sent to while the other group is doing just fine. A member of the struggling group says "They [the other group] are better off than us". 02 br
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00 I do feel the preposition off is needed but at the same time, the version without it is not that bad. What meaning does "off" add to the sentence? 02 br
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00 I do feel the preposition off is needed but at the same time, the version without it is not that bad. What meaning does "off" add to the sentence? 02 br
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0 There is a HUGE difference between saying "Mary is better than Sue" and "Mary is better off then Sue." 02 br
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00 Do you know the phrasal verb "to be better off"? It meas to have an improved condition. 02 br
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00 The original says that the other group has better living conditions than they do, not that they are simply better. 02 br
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00 Do you know the phrasal verb "to be better off"? It meas to have an improved condition. 02 br
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00 The original says that the other group has better living conditions than they do, not that they are simply better. 02 br
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0 Thanks, GG. Sorry for the typo. It should be "have been sent to". I think I should have said "on the island they were sent to" 0-
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0 Were is fine, and "have been sent to" is okay if it was pretty recent. I just couldn't figure out why they were expected to have a shelter on a place they have not been! 0-
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