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Perfect Stranger Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Correct or not no. 60: could you try to find the hard ones?

Hello All,

There are two people in a supermarket just about to buy some nectarines. Are the following sentences OK?

A says to B:


1) Could you try to fnd some hard ones? These are too soft.
2) Try finding some harder ones. These are too soft.

Thanks
  

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OK

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Thanks Clive. I'd like to ask some follow-up questions if you don't mind.

Is there any other way to say it? Is it really 100% native to say "hard ones" and "soft ones" ? Are there any better words? And... I guess there's a difference between try finding and try to find...
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I'd like to ask some follow-up questions if you don't mind. Sure

Is there any other way to say it? Is it really 100% native to say "hard ones" and "soft ones" ? Yes
Are there any better words? You could use 'ripe/not ripe'. Is this what 'soft/hard' mans?
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CliveAre there any better words? You could use 'ripe/not ripe'. Is this what 'soft/hard' mans? And... I guess there's a difference between try finding and try to find... Not here.
Thanks again.

Is it OK to say these ones are too ripe?

I've always thought that there's a clear difference between try finding and
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Is it OK to say these ones are too ripe?
Yes
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