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Perfect Stranger Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
Correct or not no. 85: give it a shot
Dear All,
Here's a short conversation and a question regarding the expression give it a shot used in it.
A: So where are you from?
B: I think you could give it a shot and (have a) guess.
Is give it a shot used correctly here?
One British man had problems with understanding this one. An American said it was fine.
I need your judgement.
Thank you
Here's a short conversation and a question regarding the expression give it a shot used in it.
A: So where are you from?
B: I think you could give it a shot and (have a) guess.
Is give it a shot used correctly here?
One British man had problems with understanding this one. An American said it was fine.
I need your judgement.
Thank you
Top answer
B: I think you could give it a shot and (have a) guess. Is give it a shot used correctly here? No.
- B: I think you could give it a shot and (have a) guess.
- Is give it a shot used correctly here?
- No.
- To me 'give it a shot' is to make an attempt, to try.
- A guess is already an attempt, an attempt to say the right answer.
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Perfect StrangerA: So where are you from?B: I think you could give it a shot and (have a) guess. Is give it a shot used correctly here?No. To me 'give it a shot' is to make an attempt, to try. A guess is already an attempt, an attempt to say the right answer.
"Give it a shot and guess" sounds like trying to guess, which is trying to try to s
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