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AppleFanboy Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Come as a surprise?

I know 'come as no surprise' means it won't surprise the person.

But if it surprises the person, can I say 'come as a surprise'?
  

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AppleFanboy But if it surprises the person, can I say 'come as a surprise'? Yes. Many doctors told Mike and Alice that they could not have children.

  • AppleFanboy But if it surprises the person, can I say 'come as a surprise'?
  • Yes.
  • Many doctors told Mike and Alice that they could not have children.
  • They had tried for years.
  • So you can imagine that little Tommy came as a surprise!
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AppleFanboyBut if it surprises the person, can I say 'come as a surprise'?
Yes.
Many doctors told Mike and Alice that they could not have children. They had tried for years. So you can imagine that little Tommy came as a surprise!

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