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Newguest Posted 18 years ago
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I'm thinking of different ways of saying this. Are these two OK: Yes they are nice, but I wish they were as intelligent as they are nice (beautiful). OR ...but I wish their beauty (charm, attraction) went hand in hand with their intelligence (brightness, cleverness).
Thanks
I'm thinking of different ways of saying this. Are these two OK: Yes they are nice, but I wish they were as intelligent as they are nice (beautiful). OR ...but I wish their beauty (charm, attraction) went hand in hand with their intelligence (brightness, cleverness).
Thanks
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Since "nice" doesn't really mean anything specific, other than "precise," your second example could wish them ugly and stupid. - A. Edit.
- Since "nice" doesn't really mean anything specific, other than "precise," your second example could wish them ugly and stupid.
- - A.
- Edit.
- By "attraction" do you mean "attractiveness"?
- "Nice" means different things to different people, most of them wrong (IMHO).
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Since "nice" doesn't really mean anything specific, other than "precise," your second example could wish them ugly and stupid. - A.
Edit. By "attraction" do you mean "attractiveness"?
"Nice" means different things to different people, most of them wrong (IMHO). My highschool Sophomore English teacher said her aunt disliked the boyfriend, and asked her "Why don't you go out w
Edit. By "attraction" do you mean "attractiveness"?
"Nice" means different things to different people, most of them wrong (IMHO). My highschool Sophomore English teacher said her aunt disliked the boyfriend, and asked her "Why don't you go out w
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AvangiSince "nice" doesn't really mean anything specific, other than "precise," your second example could wish them ugly and stupid. - A.Hi
Edit. By "attraction" do you mean "attractiveness"?
By nice I meant attractiveness, beauty (I know it's a general word)
Yes "attractiveness"
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But do you think that these sentences are correct? Do they sound good to you?
For example somebody says that the girls in this country are beautiful or attractive or good-looking or pretty etc. and then I say: Yes they are beautiful etc., but I wish they were as intelligent as they are beautiful. OR ...but I wish their beauty/good looks went hand in hand with their i
But do you think that these sentences are correct? Do they sound good to you?
For example somebody says that the girls in this country are beautiful or attractive or good-looking or pretty etc. and then I say: Yes they are beautiful etc., but I wish they were as intelligent as they are beautiful. OR ...but I wish their beauty/good looks went hand in hand with their i
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I'd say they're idiomatic.
In the second one, you're describing two qualities, A and B. You say A is great. But you wish that A went with B. You should reverse that, and say you wish B went with A. In other words, you've established that A is good. But you'd like to change B. So you want B to go with A. Your version makes it sound like you want to change A.
(Why do I feel
In the second one, you're describing two qualities, A and B. You say A is great. But you wish that A went with B. You should reverse that, and say you wish B went with A. In other words, you've established that A is good. But you'd like to change B. So you want B to go with A. Your version makes it sound like you want to change A.
(Why do I feel
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Hi
In my two sentences I'm just trying to say that although they are beautiful they are not always (or maybe they are rarely) intelligent.
In my two sentences I'm just trying to say that although they are beautiful they are not always (or maybe they are rarely) intelligent.
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AvangiThey're beautiful, but I wish they had some brains to go with the beauty.
this is what I wanted to say
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