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Chenyincheng Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
How do you say this in English?
Hi everyone
Could anyone correct these sentences for me? How would a native speaker say this?
The amount of money my wife paid for her latest haircut was enough for me to have haircuts for 5 years.
The money my wife spent on her latest haircut was equivalent to what I spend on haircuts over a span of 5 years.
What my wife spent on her latest haircut is my 5 years' worth of haircuts. ( This one is definitely weird to me.)
...... Any other alternatives?
Thanks!
Could anyone correct these sentences for me? How would a native speaker say this?
The amount of money my wife paid for her latest haircut was enough for me to have haircuts for 5 years.
The money my wife spent on her latest haircut was equivalent to what I spend on haircuts over a span of 5 years.
What my wife spent on her latest haircut is my 5 years' worth of haircuts. ( This one is definitely weird to me.)
...... Any other alternatives?
Thanks!
Top answer
Those are okay. " It would be a bit less awkward like this: What my wife spent on her last haircut would pay for 5 years' worth of haircuts for me. I think I would word it like this, though: My wife paid as much for 1 haircut as I would pay for 5 years' worth of haircuts.
- Those are okay.
- " It would be a bit less awkward like this: What my wife spent on her last haircut would pay for 5 years' worth of haircuts for me.
- I think I would word it like this, though: My wife paid as much for 1 haircut as I would pay for 5 years' worth of haircuts.
- I hope this helps.
- -S
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Those are okay. The last one is a little awkward, but only because of "my 5 years'..."
It would be a bit less awkward like this:
What my wife spent on her last haircut would pay for 5 years' worth of haircuts for me.
I think I would word it like this, though:
My wife paid as much for 1 haircut as I would pay for 5 years' worth of haircuts.
It would be a bit less awkward like this:
What my wife spent on her last haircut would pay for 5 years' worth of haircuts for me.
I think I would word it like this, though:
My wife paid as much for 1 haircut as I would pay for 5 years' worth of haircuts.
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Hi,
Could anyone correct these sentences for me? How would a native speaker say this?
The amount of money my wife paid for her latest haircut was enough for me to have haircuts for 5 years. OK
The money my wife spent on her latest haircut was equivalent to what I spend on haircuts over a span of 5 years.
Could anyone correct these sentences for me? How would a native speaker say this?
The amount of money my wife paid for her latest haircut was enough for me to have haircuts for 5 years. OK
The money my wife spent on her latest haircut was equivalent to what I spend on haircuts over a span of 5 years.
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sbolton & Clive, thank you very much. Your answers were very helpful.
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Here are a couple of variations:
I could get five years (worth) of haircuts for what my wife paid for her latest one.
I could get haircuts for five years for what my wife just paid for one.
I could get five years (worth) of haircuts for what my wife paid for her latest one.
I could get haircuts for five years for what my wife just paid for one.
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A more dramatica version:
The small ransom my wife paid for her new hairstyle is big enough to cover five years of my ba
The small ransom my wife paid for her new hairstyle is big enough to cover five years of my ba
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