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If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because...
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00 If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because you think that it is so 01 u 01 b 00 ordinary that 02 b 02 u 00 it is not at all effective or interesting. 02 br
00 Example: Bland, banal music tinkled 01 u 01 b 00 discreetly 02 b 02 u 00 from hidden loudspeakers. 02 br
00 [Collins COBUILD Dictionary] 02 br
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00 Doesn't a comma or semicolon need to be used after 01 i 00 ordinary 02 i 00 ? This would read then: 02 br
00 If you describe... that it is so ordinary 01 u 01 b 00 ,/; 02 b 02 u 00 that it is not at all effective or interesting. 02 br
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00 What does the 01 i 00 discreetly 02 i 00 mean in the quoted example? 0-
00 If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because you think that it is so 01 u 01 b 00 ordinary that 02 b 02 u 00 it is not at all effective or interesting. 02 br
00 Example: Bland, banal music tinkled 01 u 01 b 00 discreetly 02 b 02 u 00 from hidden loudspeakers. 02 br
00 [Collins COBUILD Dictionary] 02 br
02 br
00 Doesn't a comma or semicolon need to be used after 01 i 00 ordinary 02 i 00 ? This would read then: 02 br
00 If you describe... that it is so ordinary 01 u 01 b 00 ,/; 02 b 02 u 00 that it is not at all effective or interesting. 02 br
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00 What does the 01 i 00 discreetly 02 i 00 mean in the quoted example? 0-
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02 br 00 [Collins COBUILD Dictionary] 02 br 02 br 00 Doesn't a comma or semicolon need to be used after 01 i 00 ordinary 02 i 00 ? This would read then: 02 br 00 If you describe... 00 No, don't use this extra punctuation.
- 02 br 00 [Collins COBUILD Dictionary] 02 br 02 br 00 Doesn't a comma or semicolon need to be used after 01 i 00 ordinary 02 i 00 ?
- This would read then: 02 br 00 If you describe...
- 00 No, don't use this extra punctuation.
- 02 font 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 'That ' relates to ordinary.
- 02 font 02 br 02 br 01 font 00 What does the 01 i 00 discreetly 02 i 00 mean in the quoted example?
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01 font 00 banal 02 br
00 If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because you think that it is so 01 b 00 ordinary that 02 b 00 it is not at all effective or interesting. 02 br
00 Example: Bland, banal music tinkled 01 b 00 discreetly 02 b 00 from hidden loudspeakers. 02 b
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01 font 00 banal 02 br
00 If you describe something as banal, you do not like it because you think that it is so 01 b 00 ordinary that 02 b 00 it is not at all effective or interesting. 02 br
00 Example: Bland, banal music tinkled 01 b 00 discreetly 02 b 00 from hidden loudspeakers. 02 b
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