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NL888 Posted 13 years ago
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Does this sentence sound natural? If not, edit it please
Nowadays hearts are brave no more but greedy.
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NL888 Nowadays hearts are brave no more but greedy. I'm not sure what you're trying to say. Nowadays hearts are no longer brave, but [they are] greedy.
- NL888 Nowadays hearts are brave no more but greedy.
- I'm not sure what you're trying to say.
- Nowadays hearts are no longer brave, but [they are] greedy.
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NL888Nowadays hearts are brave no more but greedy.I'm not sure what you're trying to say.
Nowadays hearts are no longer brave, but [they are] greedy.
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Thank you.
What the sentence "Nowadays hearts are brave no more but greedy" wanted to express is:
At our era, people's hearts are brave no more; they are greedy.
(The above still sounds not so natural. How to edit it?)
What the sentence "Nowadays hearts are brave no more but greedy" wanted to express is:
At our era, people's hearts are brave no more; they are greedy.
(The above still sounds not so natural. How to edit it?)
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It's difficult to put it in a single sentence, because greed and bravery are not opposites --- not related in any way.
Nowadays hearts are not brave, but greedy.
This loses the implication that they once were brave, but it sounds less awkward --- more natural.
Nowadays hearts are not brave, but greedy.
This loses the implication that they once were brave, but it sounds less awkward --- more natural.
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