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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

I've tried to correct these, could you tell if they are OK ??

Could you help me with this please?
  • I want to play so badly/so bad that I'm going to forget. SO BADLY
  • How long do I have to wait for it to dry/before it dries. BOTH
  • I went to see the film with low expectations so I wasn't disappointed. OK
  • When it snows, it means it's cold out. OK
  • I never knew him with money. Since I met him he's been broke. OK
  • The line was short enough that I was willing to wait. OK
  • She looked at me from head to toe as if she was judging me. OK
  • The phone has never fall out of my hand from too high to break (it). NOT SURE
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" -- "so badly" is technically correct and should be used in formal and written English. "so bad" is common in everyday spoken English. Without further context, it's not clear what "I'm going to forget" refers to.

— Mr Wordy

  • " -- "so badly" is technically correct and should be used in formal and written English.
  • "so bad" is common in everyday spoken English.
  • Without further context, it's not clear what "I'm going to forget" refers to.
  • " -- This is not a form of words that would flow naturally from my lips.
  • I'd probably say "I've never dropped the phone far enough for it to break".
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"I want to play so badly/so bad that I'm going to forget." -- "so badly" is technically correct and should be used in formal and written English. "so bad" is common in everyday spoken English. Without further context, it's not clear what "I'm going to forget" refers to.

"The phone has never fallen out of my hand from high enough to break (it)." -- This is not a f
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