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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar

Is it OK

Is the following OK?
You'd better prioritize your deadlines over hanging out and playing.

Other alternatives would be much appreciated.
  

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'Deadlines over' is wrong. I don't understand how deadlines are associated with hanging out and playing.

  • 'Deadlines over' is wrong.
  • I don't understand how deadlines are associated with hanging out and playing.
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'Deadlines over' is wrong. I don't understand how deadlines are associated with hanging out and playing.
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It seems like deadline over is correct. Should I use 'priority here', not 'prioritize', or something else more natural?
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AnonymousIt seems like deadline over is correct.
No, it isn't, as I said.
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AnonymousYou'd better prioritize
... prioritize your [objectives / goals / time] ...
Anonymousover hanging out and playing
Suggestion: ... so that you don't waste so much time hanging out and playing.

(I'm guessing what you want to say.)

CJ
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This post is to ask how native speaker would express priority.
I've heard 'put x first'. I doubt it's correct.
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AnonymousI've heard 'put x first'
That is possible, but not in your example sentence.

You need to put your homework first, instead of running out to play with your friends.
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OK, thanks. I don't know if it would sound natural if there are more than one actions,
expanding your example a little more:
You need to put your homework first, instead of running out to play with your friends, second hanging out with your boyfriend, third going shopping, fourth playing Nintendo.
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AnonymousYou need to put your homework first, instead of running out to play with your friends, second hanging out with your boyfriend, third going shopping, fourth playing Nintendo.
No.
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I can't think of a good example now. Perhaps you mean the following is correct and natural:

...put x first... (this is OK as said earlier)
...put x second...
...put x third...
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Anonymous. Perhaps you mean the following is correct and natural:...put x first... (this is OK as said earlier)...put x second......put x third...
No; only 'first' (= 'before anything else') is a natural utterance. We do not list priorities like that in any native conversation, other than in some sort of listing of instructions or processes in business and sc

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