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Hotmale Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

On short notice

Hi,

I've got doubts whether this sentence sounds natural.

"She's been told on short notice by her husband to prepare dinner for his and his guests."

Could please suggest what's wrong with it?

Thank you
  

Top answer

" You had a typo in there. Other than that, it's fine, except that if his wife is anything like my wife, he's in for a rocky evening.

— Enoon

  • " You had a typo in there.
  • Other than that, it's fine, except that if his wife is anything like my wife, he's in for a rocky evening.
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Hotmale"She's been told on short notice by her husband to prepare dinner for him and his guests."
You had a typo in there. Other than that, it's fine, except that if his wife is anything like my wife, he's in for a rocky evening.
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Oh yes! Emotion: smile Him, not his. Thank you!

Does rocky evening mean, that the husband would be shouted at?
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I was thinking more like pointed silences and icy glares.
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I've never heard of this expression. Thank you Emotion: smile
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HotmaleI've never heard of this expression. Thank you
If you mean "rocky", it doesn't mean what either of us imagined, specifically. I thought we were bantering, since you have access to a dictionary. "Rocky" in this context means, loosely, "presenting difficulties". You can think of a road with many rocks in it, making for a rough ride, or a ship sailing alon
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