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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
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Litterally or pinch of salt
What do you think of this sentence?
1 I do not perceive what I see in a movie too literally though : it's only a movie.
2 I'd take newspapers preliminary reports with a grain of salt until proof is ascertained.
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1 I do not perceive what I see in a movie too literally though : it's only a movie.
2 I'd take newspapers preliminary reports with a grain of salt until proof is ascertained.
Thanks
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I do not take what I see in a movie too literally . "perceive" doesn't fit this context. There's no need to add that it's only a movie, you've already said it's a movie.
- I do not take what I see in a movie too literally .
- "perceive" doesn't fit this context.
- There's no need to add that it's only a movie, you've already said it's a movie.
- " I'd take newspaper's preliminary reports with a grain of salt until proof is ascertained.
- You don't need to repeat explicitly what you have already said implicitly.
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I do not take what I see in a movie too literally.
"perceive" doesn't fit this context. There's no need to add that it's only a movie, you've already said it's a movie. You could say something like this: "It's only a movie, don't take it too literally."
I'd take newspaper's preliminary reports with a grain of saltuntil proof is ascertained.
You don't ne
"perceive" doesn't fit this context. There's no need to add that it's only a movie, you've already said it's a movie. You could say something like this: "It's only a movie, don't take it too literally."
I'd take newspaper's preliminary reports with a grain of salt
You don't ne
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