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Lucas21c Posted 14 years ago
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Could you check whether the followin sentences sound natural?
Thank you.
When I got home, I handed 20 bucks to the taxi driver. At other times, I wouldn’t receive my change but I held out my hand noticing that he didn’t like to give me change.
Thank you.
When I got home, I handed 20 bucks to the taxi driver. At other times, I wouldn’t receive my change but I held out my hand noticing that he didn’t like to give me change.
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Hi, Could you check whether the followin sentences sound natural? Thank you. When I got home, I handed 20 bucks to the taxi driver.
- Hi, Could you check whether the followin sentences sound natural?
- Thank you.
- When I got home, I handed 20 bucks to the taxi driver.
- At other times , I wouldn’t receive my change but I held out my hand noticing that he didn’t like to give me change.
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Hi,
Could you check whether the followin sentences sound natural?
Thank you.
When I got home, I handed 20 bucks to the taxi driver. At other times, I wouldn’t receive my change but I held out my hand noticing that he didn’t like to give me change.
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When I got home, I
Could you check whether the followin sentences sound natural?
Thank you.
When I got home, I handed 20 bucks to the taxi driver. At other times, I wouldn’t receive my change but I held out my hand noticing that he didn’t like to give me change.
No. I suggest
When I got home, I
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Your sentences are understandable, but not completely natural. In particular, it's hard to work out the logical connection between them. There's nothing wrong with "at other times" and "noticing that", but they are not used completely appropriately in these sentences.
I think that you're trying to tell the story of what generally happens to you at the end of a trip in a taxi, thus:
I think that you're trying to tell the story of what generally happens to you at the end of a trip in a taxi, thus:
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When I got home, I handed 20 bucks to the taxi driver. In most cases, I wouldn’t receive my change. Somehow, when I gave out my hand only to realise that he never intended to give me the change.
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Hi Lucas,
We obviously have different interpretations of what you mean. Can you help us by explaining more clearly what you are trying to say?
Clive
We obviously have different interpretations of what you mean. Can you help us by explaining more clearly what you are trying to say?
Clive
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Hi,
When I got home, I handed 20 bucks to the taxi driver. In most cases, I wouldn’t receive my change. Somehow, when I gave out my hand only to realise that he never intended to give me the change.
Did you perhaps mean to delete the second 'when'?
Clive
When I got home, I handed 20 bucks to the taxi driver. In most cases, I wouldn’t receive my change. Somehow, when I gave out my hand only to realise that he never intended to give me the change.
Did you perhaps mean to delete the second 'when'?
Clive
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How about this:
When I got home, I handed 20 bucks to the taxi driver. Normally, I wouldn’t ask for change but when I held out my hand I noticed that he didn’t want to give me my change.
Granted, it's a bit awkward but it might be close to the meaning you intend.
When I got home, I handed 20 bucks to the taxi driver. Normally, I wouldn’t ask for change but when I held out my hand I noticed that he didn’t want to give me my change.
Granted, it's a bit awkward but it might be close to the meaning you intend.
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