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Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
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or better - or rather
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00 what should I put in sentences like these? 02 br
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00 We need two, 01 b 00 or better 02 b 00 , three new system administrators. 02 br
00 We aren't searching for any system administrators, 01 b 00 or better 02 b 00 , we don't need any. 02 br
00 You could try eating less cheese, 01 b 00 or better 02 b 00 , try to avoid cheese at all. 02 br
00 This forum is for people who want to learn English, 01 b 00 or better 02 b 00 , for learners who want to improve their English further. 02 br
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00 I don't even know if "or better" is used with that meaning, it's just what I would say in Italian, but I once read somewhere that the corresponding expression was "or rather". Any advice? 02 br
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00 what should I put in sentences like these? 02 br
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00 We need two, 01 b 00 or better 02 b 00 , three new system administrators. 02 br
00 We aren't searching for any system administrators, 01 b 00 or better 02 b 00 , we don't need any. 02 br
00 You could try eating less cheese, 01 b 00 or better 02 b 00 , try to avoid cheese at all. 02 br
00 This forum is for people who want to learn English, 01 b 00 or better 02 b 00 , for learners who want to improve their English further. 02 br
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00 I don't even know if "or better" is used with that meaning, it's just what I would say in Italian, but I once read somewhere that the corresponding expression was "or rather". Any advice? 02 br
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00 Thank you in advance. 05 0 010id 1
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0 Hey Kooyeen 05 0 02 br
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00 Well, I know I'm not an authoritative voice here but I just wanted to say that I've found 01 b 00 'even better' 02 b 00 more often than 'or better' and never 'or rather'; let's wait for a native! 02 br
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00 Well, I know I'm not an authoritative voice here but I just wanted to say that I've found 01 b 00 'even better' 02 b 00 more often than 'or better' and never 'or rather'; let's wait for a native! 02 br
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0 We need two, 01 b 00 [or better / or better yet / or even better (yet) ] 02 b 00 , three new system administrators. 02 br
00 We aren't searching for any system administrators 01 b 00 [because / . Actually, /. The fact is, /. To be more exact,] 02 b 00 we don't need any. 02 br
00 You could try eating less cheese, 01 b 00 [or bet
00 We aren't searching for any system administrators 01 b 00 [because / . Actually, /. The fact is, /. To be more exact,] 02 b 00 we don't need any. 02 br
00 You could try eating less cheese, 01 b 00 [or bet
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0 Thanks, I see. 02 br
00 But would "or rather" be wrong? I sometimes find it, and both of my dictionaries say: 02 br
00 used to correct sth you have said, or to give more accurate information 00 --- 01 i 00 She worked as a secretary, or rather, a personal assistant. 00 - 00 In the end he had to walk—or rather run—to the office. 02 br
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00 But would "or rather" be wrong? I sometimes find it, and both of my dictionaries say: 02 br
00 used to correct sth you have said, or to give more accurate information 00 --- 01 i 00 She worked as a secretary, or rather, a personal assistant. 00 - 00 In the end he had to walk—or rather run—to the office. 02 br
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0 I see what you mean. Since I couldn't detect the intonation in its written form 05 0 00 , I failed to detect the idea that you were correcting or "erasing and continuing". In that case, 01 i 00 or rather 02 i 00 can be used, yes. You can also use a pause and 01 i 00 I mean 02 i 00 in informal situations. 02 br
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0 Being the native informant without whom the thread would have been impossible, I think I should get the lion's share! 05 0 02 br
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01 cite 10 Kooyeen 12 cite 10 The content of this thread is copyrighted. If you are interested in this thread and you want to buy the content or part of the content, contact me. It's on sale, but I haven't thought of a price yet (it'll be around $200, I think). 12 blockquote10 Ok, this is my last post ..I run away, I don't hav
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