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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
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count againt
Your nagging habit will count against you in teaching a class of young kids.
Your constant worry will count againt your health.
Do the above two sound right and good? Thanks.
Your constant worry will count againt your health.
Do the above two sound right and good? Thanks.
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Hi, Your nagging habit will count against you in teaching a class of young kids. Your constant worry will count againt your health. Do the above two sound right and good?
- Hi, Your nagging habit will count against you in teaching a class of young kids.
- Your constant worry will count againt your health.
- Do the above two sound right and good?
- To me, they don't sound totally wrong but they don't sound entirely right.
- 'To count against' is better used in a situation where you are more clearly going to be judged by someone in some way.
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Hi,
Your nagging habit will count against you in teaching a class of young kids.
Your constant worry will count againt your health.
Do the above two sound right and good?
To me, they don't sound totally wrong but they don't sound entirely right. 'To count against' is better u
Your nagging habit will count against you in teaching a class of young kids.
Your constant worry will count againt your health.
Do the above two sound right and good?
To me, they don't sound totally wrong but they don't sound entirely right. 'To count against' is better u
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Thanks, Clive, for the clear and sensible reply.
What if I reword them a bit?
Your nagging habbit will be counted by the parents againt you in teaching their young kids.
Doctors will count your constant worry against your health.
Thanks.
What if I reword them a bit?
Your nagging habbit will be counted by the parents againt you in teaching their young kids.
Doctors will count your constant worry against your health.
Thanks.
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Your nagging habit will count against you in teaching a class of young kids.
Your constant worry will count against your health.
The first sounds all right to me, but not the second. There I'd write: Your constant worrying will be a detriment to your health. count against sounds more like a social consequence to me, so it doesn't seem appropriate in matters of hea
Your constant worry will count against your health.
The first sounds all right to me, but not the second. There I'd write: Your constant worrying will be a detriment to your health. count against sounds more like a social consequence to me, so it doesn't seem appropriate in matters of hea
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Thanks, Jim.
Well put! I agree that it sounds better to say Your constant worrying will be a detrment to you health.
Well put! I agree that it sounds better to say Your constant worrying will be a detrment to you health.
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Hi again,
What if I reword them a bit?
Your nagging habbit will be counted by the parents againt you in teaching their young kids. This is OK, but I prefer to keep the phrase 'count against you' together, ie
Your nagging habit (habit of nagging) will be counted against you by the parents in teaching their y
What if I reword them a bit?
Your nagging habbit will be counted by the parents againt you in teaching their young kids. This is OK, but I prefer to keep the phrase 'count against you' together, ie
Your nagging habit (habit of nagging) will be counted against you by the parents in teaching their y
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