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NL888 Posted 14 years ago
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Okay with "very John"?
I don't know whether "he is truely the very John" sounds natural.
(Background: John has been pretending to be Mr. Jo-Jo. He denies he's John - though everyone knows he's no doubt John himself)
John did a lot of dirty works in the past, which is why he dares not facing his true self now- he has lost his courage to
admin that he is truely the very John.
(Background: John has been pretending to be Mr. Jo-Jo. He denies he's John - though everyone knows he's no doubt John himself)
John did a lot of dirty works in the past, which is why he dares not facing his true self now- he has lost his courage to
admin that he is truely the very John.
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'Truly' and 'very' heavily overlap in meaning. 'Very' sounds odd unless it is incorporated in the structure that I have added: John did a lot of dirty work in the past, which is why he dare not face his true self now —he has lost the courage to admit that he is the very John that committed those deeds.
- 'Truly' and 'very' heavily overlap in meaning.
- 'Very' sounds odd unless it is incorporated in the structure that I have added: John did a lot of dirty work in the past, which is why he dare not face his true self now —he has lost the courage to admit that he is the very John that committed those deeds.
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'Truly' and 'very' heavily overlap in meaning. 'Very' sounds odd unless it is incorporated in the structure that I have added:
John did a lot of dirty work in the past, which is why he dare not face his true self now—he has lost the courage to admit that he is the very John that committed those deeds.
John did a lot of dirty work in the past, which is why he dare not face his true self now—he has lost the courage to admit that he is the very John that committed those deeds.
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NL888John did a lot of dirty work/deeds in the past, which is why he dares not face his true self now- he has lostNo. It doesn't sound natural. Anyhisthe courage to admit that he is truly the very John.
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