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Messier42 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Do they have the same meaning?
That picture on the wall is askew and needs straightening.
That picture on the wall is crookedly hanging. It need straightening.
Do they have the same meaning?
Thank you!
That picture on the wall is crookedly hanging. It need straightening.
Do they have the same meaning?
Thank you!
Top answer
" Actually, if you said "That picture is crooked" it would be clear that your desire was for it to be straightened and you could omit that part.
- " Actually, if you said "That picture is crooked" it would be clear that your desire was for it to be straightened and you could omit that part.
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... is hanging crooked, or simply "is crooked."
While "It needs straightening" is apparently an acceptable way to say this, as a matter of style, I greatly perfer "It needs to be straightend."
Actually, if you said "That picture is crooked" it would be clear that your desire was for it to be straightened and you could omit that part.
While "It needs straightening" is apparently an acceptable way to say this, as a matter of style, I greatly perfer "It needs to be straightend."
Actually, if you said "That picture is crooked" it would be clear that your desire was for it to be straightened and you could omit that part.
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Oh thank you. What about askew? Is the sentence correct?
The device is installed askewedly.. What about this? Is this correct?
The device is installed askewedly.. What about this? Is this correct?
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I like the word "askew" but I rarely use it.
The word is already an adverb as well as an adjective. Don't try to add an -ly ending.
The word is already an adverb as well as an adjective. Don't try to add an -ly ending.
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