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Kooyeen Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

or better - or rather

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00what should I put in sentences like these?02br
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00We need two, 01b00or better02b00, three new system administrators.02br
00We aren't searching for any system administrators, 01b00or better02b00, we don't need any.02br
00You could try eating less cheese, 01b00or better02b00, try to avoid cheese at all.02br
00This forum is for people who want to learn English, 01b00or better02b00, for learners who want to improve their English further.02br
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00I 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?02br
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00Thank you in advance. 050010id1
  

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0Hey Kooyeen 05002br
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00Well, I know I'm not an authoritative voice here but I just wanted to say that I've found 01b00'even better'02b00 more often than 'or better' and never 'or rather'; let's wait for a native!02br
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00(the true is that I'm interested in this thread and I wanted to reply because I'm sure that I won't be
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0 We need two, 01b00[or better / or better yet / or even better (yet) ]02b00, three new system administrators.02br
00 We aren't searching for any system administrators 01b00[because / . Actually, /. The fact is, /. To be more exact,] 02b00 we don't need any.02br
00 You could try eating less cheese, 01b00[or bet
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0 Thanks, I see.02br
00But would "or rather" be wrong? I sometimes find it, and both of my dictionaries say:02br
00used to correct sth you have said, or to give more accurate information00 --- 01i00She worked as a secretary, or rather, a personal assistant.00 - 00In the end he had to walk—or rather run—to the office.02br
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0I see what you mean. Since I couldn't detect the intonation in its written form 05000, I failed to detect the idea that you were correcting or "erasing and continuing". In that case,01i00or rather02i00 can be used, yes. You can also use a pause and 01i00I mean02i00 in informal situations.02br
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0 Ok Jim, perfect, thanks. [y]01blockquote
01cite10Francesca12cite10...I'm interested in this thread and I wanted to reply because...12blockquote
10The 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
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0Being the native informant without whom the thread would have been impossible, I think I should get the lion's share! 05002br
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01cite10Kooyeen12cite10The 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).12blockquote
10Ok, this is my last post ..I run away, I don't hav
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0 those Italians..02br
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00And here all the while I was thinking it was just the Romans! 05002br
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