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WannaWhat Posted 19 years ago
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he also has a risk of the property gets devalued.
Is the sentence above grammatically correct? I believe it is from a native speaker, but I would express as "he also has a risk of the property getting devalued."
First, is my version correct?
Second, I always notice that some sentences spoken by native speakers are not "grammatically" correct, but lots of them speak like that and well understood.
Is the sentence above grammatically correct? I believe it is from a native speaker, but I would express as "he also has a risk of the property getting devalued."
First, is my version correct?
Second, I always notice that some sentences spoken by native speakers are not "grammatically" correct, but lots of them speak like that and well understood.
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Your version is correct, or "He also has a risk THAT the property will be devalued. It's true that native speakers often veer off the path of perfect grammar while having conversations. Do native speakers of your own language always follow all the rules of grammar in conversation?
- Your version is correct, or "He also has a risk THAT the property will be devalued.
- It's true that native speakers often veer off the path of perfect grammar while having conversations.
- Do native speakers of your own language always follow all the rules of grammar in conversation?
- I would be surprised if that were so.
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Your version is correct, or "He also has a risk THAT the property will be devalued.
It's true that native speakers often veer off the path of perfect grammar while having conversations.
Do native speakers of your own language always follow all the rules of grammar in conversation? I would be surprised if that were so.
It's true that native speakers often veer off the path of perfect grammar while having conversations.
Do native speakers of your own language always follow all the rules of grammar in conversation? I would be surprised if that were so.
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Hi guys,
he also has a risk of the property gets devalued.
This sounds wrong to me.
Trying to cha
he also has a risk of the property gets devalued.
This sounds wrong to me.
Trying to cha
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Thank you to all.
To Grammar Geek: you are right. No matter how I speak my native language, it's always correct and native.
As a foreigner, sometimes, I am wondering how native speakers view my English.
Will they always have a view like "I can understand what he said, but I don't speak like that"?
To Grammar Geek: you are right. No matter how I speak my native language, it's always correct and native.
As a foreigner, sometimes, I am wondering how native speakers view my English.
Will they always have a view like "I can understand what he said, but I don't speak like that"?
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Just a few thoughts:
I don't think most native speakers would ever actually think "I can understand what he said, but I don't speak like that". However, if your English is quite broken and/or hard to understand, native speakers might think to themselves (or comment to others) "Man! He's really hard to understand!"
If you clearly have a "foreign accent" but your pronunciation
I don't think most native speakers would ever actually think "I can understand what he said, but I don't speak like that". However, if your English is quite broken and/or hard to understand, native speakers might think to themselves (or comment to others) "Man! He's really hard to understand!"
If you clearly have a "foreign accent" but your pronunciation
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I meant when you are speaking in your own native language, not when you were speaking in English.
I'd be very surprised to hear that any language doesn't "permit" people to use non-standard forms of the language and yet be perfectly intelligble to the people they are speaking with.
I'd be very surprised to hear that any language doesn't "permit" people to use non-standard forms of the language and yet be perfectly intelligble to the people they are speaking with.
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