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Mr. Tom Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
It's not a few days...
Hi
Would you say that the following sentence spoken by a doctor sounds correct and natural?
Would you say that the following sentence spoken by a doctor sounds correct and natural?
It's not a few days, sir. Months of stress and tiredness have been accumulating in you.
Thanks,
Tom
PS: If you don't find it OK, please edit it.
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It is correct and natural It is not a few days ' imprisonment, but the galleys for life (Victor Hugo)
- It is correct and natural It is not a few days ' imprisonment, but the galleys for life (Victor Hugo)
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It is correct and natural
It is not a few days' imprisonment, but the galleys for life (Victor Hugo)
It is not a few days' imprisonment, but the galleys for life (Victor Hugo)
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It's fundamentally correct and understood. Personally I would revise it slightly:
It's not just a few days, sir. Months of stress and fatigue have been accumulated in you.
A passive voice makes it more appropriate in my opinion.
It's not just a few days, sir. Months of stress and fatigue have been accumulated in you.
A passive voice makes it more appropriate in my opinion.
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It depends on your culture of course, but I've never heard a doctor call anyone Sir.
accumulated ... or passive voice I don't find them very natural here.
'Months of stress and fatigue have been building up in you/have built up in you'
accumulated ... or passive voice I don't find them very natural here.
'Months of stress and fatigue have been building up in you/have built up in you'
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