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Mr. Tom Posted 16 years ago
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He used the word terrible in the ...
Hi
Could you please tell me if these sentences are natural? Any suggestions are welcome.
He used the word terrible to mean very bad, not satisfactory.
He used the word terrible in the sense of very bad, not satisfactory.
He used the word terrible meaning very bad, not satisfactory.
Thanks,
Tom
Could you please tell me if these sentences are natural? Any suggestions are welcome.
He used the word terrible to mean very bad, not satisfactory.
He used the word terrible in the sense of very bad, not satisfactory.
He used the word terrible meaning very bad, not satisfactory.
Thanks,
Tom
Top answer
Hello again Tom, They sound natural to me; but I would italicise "not" in all three, and insert a comma after "terrible" in the last. All the best, MrP
- Hello again Tom, They sound natural to me; but I would italicise "not" in all three, and insert a comma after "terrible" in the last.
- All the best, MrP
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Hello again Tom,
They sound natural to me; but I would italicise "not" in all three, and insert a comma after "terrible" in the last.
All the best,
MrP
They sound natural to me; but I would italicise "not" in all three, and insert a comma after "terrible" in the last.
All the best,
MrP
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