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Mr. Tom Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
He lets my advice through one ear and lets out the other.
Hi
Do you find this sentence natural?--said of a person who doesn't pay any attention to the speaker's advice.
He lets my advice through one ear and lets out the other.
Thanks,
Tom
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Do you find this sentence natural?--said of a person who doesn't pay any attention to the speaker's advice.
He lets my advice through one ear and lets out the other.
Thanks,
Tom
<edited by mod. Please don't copy and paste from word processors, as this will make your post illegible!>
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Hi, Do you find this sentence natural? No. Such sayings need to be used more precisely.
- Hi, Do you find this sentence natural?
- No.
- Such sayings need to be used more precisely.
- The standard wording is '.
- .
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Hi,
Do you find this sentence natural?
No. Such sayings need to be used more precisely. The standard wording is '. . . goes in one ear and out the other'.
eg With Tom, my advice goes in one ear and out the other.
--said of a person who doesn't pay any attention to the speaker's advice.
He lets my advice through one ear
Do you find this sentence natural?
No. Such sayings need to be used more precisely. The standard wording is '. . . goes in one ear and out the other'.
eg With Tom, my advice goes in one ear and out the other.
--said of a person who doesn't pay any attention to the speaker's advice.
He lets my advice through one ear
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Hi Tom
I agree with Clive and Clive's suggested example of how to use the expression.
The verb "let" tends to suggest permission -- i.e. in your sentence, "he" might be allowing my advice to enter via one particular ear and then allowing it to exit via the other ear. Thus, the word "let" suggests that "he" has willingly allowed the advice to enter his brain, which might also sug
I agree with Clive and Clive's suggested example of how to use the expression.
The verb "let" tends to suggest permission -- i.e. in your sentence, "he" might be allowing my advice to enter via one particular ear and then allowing it to exit via the other ear. Thus, the word "let" suggests that "he" has willingly allowed the advice to enter his brain, which might also sug
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Many thanks Clive and Amy.
In fact, I wanted to use the expression as a verb for my subject (he)--but did not know how to put it. I wrote:
He....
...and then didn't know how to complete it. So, I was forced to use let.
Tom
PS: By the way, do you know we have EXACTLY the same saying in Urdu? The literal translation would be:
In fact, I wanted to use the expression as a verb for my subject (he)--but did not know how to put it. I wrote:
He....
...and then didn't know how to complete it. So, I was forced to use let.
Tom
PS: By the way, do you know we have EXACTLY the same saying in Urdu? The literal translation would be:
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Just goes to show that there are people who are deaf to advice everywhere -- no matter what the language.
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