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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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full of good intentions/ideas

Jeremy was full of good intentions, but he could never live up to them.

Does the above sound right and make sense? Should I replace "intentions" with "ideas?" Thanks.
  

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Angliholic Jeremy was full of good intentions, but he could never live up to them. Does the above sound right and make sense? " Thanks.

— Hoa Thai

  • Angliholic Jeremy was full of good intentions, but he could never live up to them.
  • Does the above sound right and make sense?
  • " Thanks.
  • We could have an idea but do nothing about it.
  • When we intend (the word that you used in the other question related to going to college), we plan to do - but we could fail to carry our intention.
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AngliholicJeremy was full of good intentions, but he could never live up to them.

Does the above sound right and make sense? Should I replace "intentions" with "ideas?" Thanks.
We could have an idea but do nothing about it. When we intend (the word that you used in the other question related to going to college), we plan to do - but we cou
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Hoa Thai
AngliholicJeremy was full of good intentions, but he could never live up to them.

Does the above sound right and make sense? Should I replace "intentions" with "ideas?" Thanks.

We could have an idea but do nothing about it. When we intend (the word that you used in the other question related to going t
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Angliholic
Hoa Thai
AngliholicJeremy was full of good intentions, but he could never live up to them.

Does the above sound right and make sense? Should I replace "intentions" with "ideas?" Thanks.
We could have an idea but do nothing about it. When we intend (the word that you used in the oth
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Always remember that wonderful expression: The Road to **** is paved with good intentions.
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PhilipAlways remember that wonderful expression: The Road to **** is paved with good intentions.
Thanks, Philip, for the reminder.

Your reminder read familiar to me. But what does it mean exactly? Is it "Though you have a lot of good intentions, but you don't carry them out. Thus, you go to **** still?" Or "The Road to **** is full of temptati
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It's the failure to act that leads you down that path. The road to **** isn't paved with good thoughts, or good deeds, but with good intentions left undone.

You meant to call your mother, but you got distracted so she didn't hear from you. You meant to drop off those old clothes at the homeless shelter, but they stayed in your attic. You meant to take your elderly neighbor out to l
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Grammar GeekIt's the failure to act that leads you down that path. The road to **** isn't paved with good thoughts, or good deeds, but with good intentions left undone.

You meant to call your mother, but you got distracted so she didn't hear from you. You meant to drop off those old clothes at the homeless shelter, but they stayed in your attic. You meant
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