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Alc24 Posted 14 years ago
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Does this sentence sound unnatural?
Is there anything stilted about the 3 sentences?
Especially sentence 1. "He's nice to see a few times a year". Does it sound unnatural?
He's nice to see a few times a year. I would advice you to hang out with him on a regular basis. He could be a bad influence.
Thanks
Especially sentence 1. "He's nice to see a few times a year". Does it sound unnatural?
He's nice to see a few times a year. I would advice you to hang out with him on a regular basis. He could be a bad influence.
Thanks
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alc24 Especially sentence 1. "He's nice to see a few times a year". Does it sound unnatural?
- alc24 Especially sentence 1.
- "He's nice to see a few times a year".
- Does it sound unnatural?
- Yes.
- I would advise you to hang out with him on a regular basis.
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alc24Especially sentence 1. "He's nice to see a few times a year". Does it sound unnatural?Yes.
I would advise you to hang out with him on a regular basis. OK
He could be a bad influence (on you). OK
The advice is contradictory, though.
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Hello Alphecca,
Is sentence 1 natural or unnatural? If it is stilted, how would you write it please?
Thank you so much
ps sentence 2 should have read I wouldn't advise you to hang out with him on a regular basis.
Is sentence 1 natural or unnatural? If it is stilted, how would you write it please?
Thank you so much
ps sentence 2 should have read I wouldn't advise you to hang out with him on a regular basis.
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This is more natural:
It's nice to see him a few times a year.
The experience of seeing him is nice.
The way you wrote it, it seems like he's tolerable enough to be seen only a few times a year.
It's nice to see him a few times a year.
The experience of seeing him is nice.
The way you wrote it, it seems like he's tolerable enough to be seen only a few times a year.
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