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Encolpius Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Don't speak too soon.

Hello, I'm not sure if I can use that idiom after positive and negative sentences as well.
- I'm sure we won.
- Don't speak too soon.

- I'm afraid we have to sell the car. We ran out of the money.
- Don't speak too soon.

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Hi, I'm not sure if I can use that idiom after positive and negative sentences as well. - I'm sure we won. - Don't speak too soon.

— Clive

  • Hi, I'm not sure if I can use that idiom after positive and negative sentences as well.
  • - I'm sure we won.
  • - Don't speak too soon.
  • OK - I'm afraid we have to sell the car.
  • We ran out of the money.
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Hi,

I'm not sure if I can use that idiom after positive and negative sentences as well.

- I'm sure we won.
- Don't speak too soon. OK

- I'm afraid we have to sell the car. We ran out of the money. In terms of grammar, this is not really a negative sentence. It's just 'an unhappy sentence'.

- Don't speak too soon. OK



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