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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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give a bad image of

Is English, is it natural to say that "x gives a bad image of"? Would a native speaker say it differently?

These extremists today are giving a very bad image of Islam.

I have a bad image of this town. I've heard so much bad things about it.

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it, so I wouldn't say it's completely unused, but nearly. He says it gives a bad image of Egypt. have/has a bad image is used more.

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  • it, so I wouldn't say it's completely unused, but nearly.
  • He says it gives a bad image of Egypt.
  • have/has a bad image is used more.
  • Also, have/has an undeserved bad image .
  • , Wall Street's bad image, their bad image, his bad image .
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Anonymousgives a bad image of
There's only one example in fraze.it, so I wouldn't say it's completely unused, but nearly.

He says it gives a bad image of Egypt.

have/has a bad image is used more. Also, have/has an undeserved bad image.

And so is [possessive] bad image, e.
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Thank you for clarifying.
What do you think of "show" or is a different verb to be used?
I can't turn the sentence around as you have with 'show'.

This movie doesn't show a good image of our country.
This movie doesn't give our country a good image.

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AnonymousWhat do you think of "show" or is a different verb to be used?
You need a different verb and a different noun. 'show an image' isn't used in that sense. 'impression' is used much more than 'image'.
AnonymousThis movie doesn't show a good image of our country.This movie doesn't give our country a good image.
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yes, it is natural to say that.
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