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Anonymous Posted 13 years ago
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break a belief

How would you express this thought?

People have the belief that if you are cheaply dressed, you are rich, if you are badly dressed you are poor. I want to break that belief. I am rich but I dress cheaply.

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Anonymous if you are cheaply dressed, you are rich, if you are badly dressed you are poor Something is wrong with this. 'cheaply' and 'badly' don't contrast. You need something like 'elegantly' instead of 'cheaply'.

— CalifJim

  • Anonymous if you are cheaply dressed, you are rich, if you are badly dressed you are poor Something is wrong with this.
  • 'cheaply' and 'badly' don't contrast.
  • You need something like 'elegantly' instead of 'cheaply'.
  • As for 'break that belief', you need something like 'I want to set them right' or 'I want to disabuse them of that belief'.
  • CJ
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Anonymousif you are cheaply dressed, you are rich, if you are badly dressed you are poor
Something is wrong with this. 'cheaply' and 'badly' don't contrast. You need something like 'elegantly' instead of 'cheaply'.

As for 'break that belief', you need something like 'I want to set them right' or 'I want to disabuse them of that belief'.

CJ
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Perhaps "dispel the belief"

Also, "badly dressed" is strange description. There are many pundits writing articles on the "worst dressed" and these people are far from poor.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tag/worst-dressed-stars
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People have the belief that if you are cheaply dressed you are rich and if you are badly dressed you are poor. I want to break that belief. I am rich but I dress cheaply.
But you are an example that supports the belief!
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