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Mentee Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

Going astray / On the Wrong Track?

Which of the following sentences is the better substitute than 'Your son is getting spoiled' for someone who is no longer concentrating on his studies and is taking his class 11 academic year for granted which is reflected from his scores? It is an 'indicative' message the college intends to give to the child's father. Please advise.
  1. Your son is going astray. He has barely managed to pass his class 11 exams.
  2. Your son is on the wrong track. He has barely managed to pass his class 11 exams.
  

Top answer

'Going astray', which means wandering from the wonted direction. 'On the wrong track' indicates a decided effort to pursue a different goal (which the speaker considers wrong).

— Mister Micawber

  • 'Going astray', which means wandering from the wonted direction.
  • 'On the wrong track' indicates a decided effort to pursue a different goal (which the speaker considers wrong).
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'Going astray', which means wandering from the wonted direction. 'On the wrong track' indicates a decided effort to pursue a different goal (which the speaker considers wrong).
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Thank you, Mister Micawber. In that case, I will go with sentence #1.
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