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Gene93 Posted 10 years ago
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fine in questions
Hello,
Apparently "fine" doesn't sound good in questions. Two examples:
- Come have a look at my sentences. Do they look fine?
- Do you think my essay's fine?
I think I've heard people use "fine" in similar questions, but they are rare beasts. What exactly's wrong with "fine"? I wouldn't use it, but I am not sure what's wrong with it.
Apparently "fine" doesn't sound good in questions. Two examples:
- Come have a look at my sentences. Do they look fine?
- Do you think my essay's fine?
I think I've heard people use "fine" in similar questions, but they are rare beasts. What exactly's wrong with "fine"? I wouldn't use it, but I am not sure what's wrong with it.
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It just happens that we use 'fine' in the sense of 'acceptable, satisfactory' only in affirmative statements. There is no logical reason for this.
- It just happens that we use 'fine' in the sense of 'acceptable, satisfactory' only in affirmative statements.
- There is no logical reason for this.
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It just happens that we use 'fine' in the sense of 'acceptable, satisfactory' only in affirmative statements. There is no logical reason for this.
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Thank you.
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