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English 1b3 Posted 16 years ago
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Can you give me a paraphrase or two? I'm not happy with how informal it sounds.
Also, I'm not happy with the emboldened words.
And what do you thinik about the use of the 'with' phrase?
a. The job seemed hugely exciting, with all the huge changes you are making to your business
b. The job seemed hugely exciting, partly because of all the huge changes you are making to your business.
c. The job seemed hugely exciting, what with all the huge changes you are making to your business.
d. With all the huge changes you are making to your business, the job seemed hugely exciting.
Thanks
Also, I'm not happy with the emboldened words.
And what do you thinik about the use of the 'with' phrase?
a. The job seemed hugely exciting, with all the huge changes you are making to your business
b. The job seemed hugely exciting, partly because of all the huge changes you are making to your business.
c. The job seemed hugely exciting, what with all the huge changes you are making to your business.
d. With all the huge changes you are making to your business, the job seemed hugely exciting.
Thanks
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Hi, Can you give me a paraphrase or two? I'm not happy with how informal it sounds. Also, I'm not happy with the emboldened words.
- Hi, Can you give me a paraphrase or two?
- I'm not happy with how informal it sounds.
- Also, I'm not happy with the emboldened words.
- To bring up the formality a bit, I'd just say 'very exciting' and 'enormous changes ' or 'significant changes'.
- In addition, in C, 'what with all' is an inherently conversational structure.
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Hi,
Can you give me a paraphrase or two? I'm not happy with how informal it sounds.
Also, I'm not happy with the emboldened words.
To bring up the formality a bit, I'd just say 'very exciting' and 'enormous changes ' or 'significant changes'.
In addition, in C, 'what with all' is an inherently conversational structure.
Can you give me a paraphrase or two? I'm not happy with how informal it sounds.
Also, I'm not happy with the emboldened words.
To bring up the formality a bit, I'd just say 'very exciting' and 'enormous changes ' or 'significant changes'.
In addition, in C, 'what with all' is an inherently conversational structure.
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Hi, Clive 
Thanks for your great response.
Do you have a better way to say this? Or do you think 'with/because' ar
Thanks for your great response.
Do you have a better way to say this? Or do you think 'with/because' ar
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Hi,
Do you have a better way to say this? Or do you think 'with/because' are perfectly fine ways to phrase this? They are fine.
The job seemed hugely exciting, partly because of all the huge changes you are making to your business.
Wouldn't it be correct to use the simple past if you didn't get the job you applied for?
In this contex
Do you have a better way to say this? Or do you think 'with/because' are perfectly fine ways to phrase this? They are fine.
The job seemed hugely exciting, partly because of all the huge changes you are making to your business.
Wouldn't it be correct to use the simple past if you didn't get the job you applied for?
In this contex
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