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Mr. Tom Posted 15 years ago
Vocabulary

Let the food surpass the need, not disappoint it.

Hi

I think I have asked this question before...

Do you find the following sentence natural? Any suggestion is welcome.

(Spoken by a host to his cooks)

Let the food surpass the need, not disappoint it.

Thanks,

Tom
  

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Hi, It's correct, but not something you'd hear every day. It sounds extremely theatrical and rhetorical. ( I don't mean that as a negative comment.

— Clive

  • Hi, It's correct, but not something you'd hear every day.
  • It sounds extremely theatrical and rhetorical.
  • ( I don't mean that as a negative comment.
  • ) Clive
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Hi,

It's correct, but not something you'd hear every day.

It sounds extremely theatrical and rhetorical. ( I don't mean that as a negative comment. )

Clive
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