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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
more than anything
Is this an idiom? What's correct?
Was what he did mean?
No, What he did was more amusing than anything.
Was he sad?
No, He is pissed more than anything else.
Was he sad?
No, He was more pissed than anything else.
sincerely
Was what he did mean?
No, What he did was more amusing than anything.
Was he sad?
No, He is pissed more than anything else.
Was he sad?
No, He was more pissed than anything else.
sincerely
Top answer
The first set is okay. " is very frequently used, and the eye catches this familiar group of words first when reading the sentence. " The second set should be: Was he sad?
- The first set is okay.
- " is very frequently used, and the eye catches this familiar group of words first when reading the sentence.
- " The second set should be: Was he sad?
- No.
- He was angry more than anything else.
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The first set is okay. However using the word "mean" like this can be a little confusing, since the sentence "What did he mean (what did he intend)?" is very frequently used, and the eye catches this familiar group of words first when reading the sentence. Perhaps it would be better to say something like: "Was what he did offensive?"
The second set should be:
Was he sad?
No. H
The second set should be:
Was he sad?
No. H
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I agree that p****ed, the American English informal term for 'angry' is not one to use in polite siciety, but i would hardly call it an obscenity.
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