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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
Is this correct English?
Is this natural?
at 55 seconds
A thin piece of wood was measured to the dimension of the inside of....
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at 55 seconds
A thin piece of wood was measured to the dimension of the inside of....
Thank you
Top answer
" The speaker is a professional US home improvement television host, and his language is going to be first rate. However, this is talking while doing actual repair or construction work, and the language is going to be folksy and audience-pleasing, rather than grammar textbook perfect. The given sentence is A-ok for what he's doing, but it's not perfect English.
- " The speaker is a professional US home improvement television host, and his language is going to be first rate.
- However, this is talking while doing actual repair or construction work, and the language is going to be folksy and audience-pleasing, rather than grammar textbook perfect.
- The given sentence is A-ok for what he's doing, but it's not perfect English.
- In particular, the last 3 words are not grammatical, but everyone in the tv audience would know what he's talking about.
- A perfectly grammatical version of the sentence might be: "In a few moments you'll see me bring out a thin piece of work that I cut to the exact inside dimensions of the drawer, which I measured carefully beforehand.
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The complete sentence is:
"You see a thin piece of wood was measured to the dimensions of the inside of the drawer and taken to a local hardware store and holes be cut."
The speaker is a professional US home improvement television host, and his language is going to be first rate. However, this is talking while doing actual repair or construction work, and the language is going t
"You see a thin piece of wood was measured to the dimensions of the inside of the drawer and taken to a local hardware store and holes be cut."
The speaker is a professional US home improvement television host, and his language is going to be first rate. However, this is talking while doing actual repair or construction work, and the language is going t
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