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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Vocabulary

Messing around

Hi, I wish to stress how life is complicated and that everything is connected and, among others, I wrote the sentence:

«Messing around on one side may result in unexpected consequences on another side.»

Is it correct English?
And, is it too colloquial to be written text?

Thank you!
  

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Anonymous Is it correct English? No, and I am not sure what you mean. 'Messing around' means either 'doing a task inefficiently' or 'indulging in extra-marital ***'.

— Mister Micawber

  • Anonymous Is it correct English?
  • No, and I am not sure what you mean.
  • 'Messing around' means either 'doing a task inefficiently' or 'indulging in extra-marital ***'.
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AnonymousIs it correct English?
No, and I am not sure what you mean. 'Messing around' means either 'doing a task inefficiently' or 'indulging in extra-marital ***'.
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Mister Micawber'Messing around' means either 'doing a task inefficiently' or 'indulging in extra-marital ***'.
Neither.

It is the idea of everything being connected in the world.

I wish to say – if you do something over here you may very well be creating a consequence somewhere else – or – your actions always have consequences, which might be
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Here's one version:
Any action can result in unforeseen consequences.

CJ
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Yes. Thank you very much.
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