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Labga Posted 8 years ago
Grammar
Learn A New Idiom
Hi,
I want to tell someone I learnt an idiom which was new to me. Can I say this sentence?
"I learnt a new idiom yesterday."
I'm wondering if the sentence above can be read as 'I learnt a newly coined idiom'.
Thank you in advance.
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Labga Can I say this sentence? " Yes Labga I'm wondering if the sentence above can be read as 'I learnt a newly coined idiom'. Yes, it could.
- Labga Can I say this sentence?
- " Yes Labga I'm wondering if the sentence above can be read as 'I learnt a newly coined idiom'.
- Yes, it could.
- However, it would probably be assumed that it was new to you rather than newly-coined.
- To avoid this altogether, just drop the word 'new': I learnt an idiom yesterday.
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Labga Can I say this sentence?
"I learnt a new idiom yesterday."
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LabgaI'm wondering if the sentence above can be read as 'I learnt a newly coined idiom'.
Yes, it could. However, it would probably be assumed that it was new to you rather than newly-coined.
To avoid this altogether,
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