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Taka Posted 15 years ago
Grammar
Person of few words
She doesn't speak much, so you'll have hard time understanding her.
She doesn't talk much, so you'll have hared time understanding her.
You might say there is not much difference between the two above when the intended message is that she is a woman of few words.
But I'm wondering if you native speakers see the two as exactly the same in meaning. If you saw a little difference, I'd like to know what kind of difference it might be.
She doesn't talk much, so you'll have hared time understanding her.
You might say there is not much difference between the two above when the intended message is that she is a woman of few words.
But I'm wondering if you native speakers see the two as exactly the same in meaning. If you saw a little difference, I'd like to know what kind of difference it might be.
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Hii, She doesn't speak much, so you'll have a h ard time understanding her. She doesn't talk much, so you'll have a hard - hared time understanding her. You might say there is not much difference between the two above when the intended message is that she is a woman of few words.
- Hii, She doesn't speak much, so you'll have a h ard time understanding her.
- She doesn't talk much, so you'll have a hard - hared time understanding her.
- You might say there is not much difference between the two above when the intended message is that she is a woman of few words.
- But I'm wondering if you native speakers see the two as exactly the same in meaning.
- If you saw a little difference, I'd like to know what kind of difference it might be.
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Hii,
She doesn't speak much, so you'll have a hard time understanding her.
She doesn't talk much, so you'll have a hard -hared time understanding her.
You might say there is not much difference between the two above when the intended message is that she is a wo
She doesn't speak much, so you'll have a hard time understanding her.
She doesn't talk much, so you'll have a hard -
You might say there is not much difference between the two above when the intended message is that she is a wo
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Clive
If the intended message is that she is a woman of few words, ie she just doesn't converse much, I'd use 'talk'.
However, I wouldn't expect this to make it especially hard to understand her.
I read the meaning like this.
The intended message is that her speech mechanism is poor, due to lack of use. eg maybe she has poor prununciation.
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Hi,
I wouldn't use an absolute term like 'wrong', but I'd prefer 'talk'.
Clive
I wouldn't use an absolute term like 'wrong', but I'd prefer 'talk'.
Clive
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So it's a personal preference. And 'speak' wouldn't sound strange.
Clive, tell me. I think this one below is grammatically fine:
She talks little, so it's not easy to know what kind of person she really is.
I don't know why, but to me 'she talks little' doesn't really sound as natural as 'she doesn't talk much'.
Do you think it sounds as natural an
Clive, tell me. I think this one below is grammatically fine:
She talks little, so it's not easy to know what kind of person she really is.
I don't know why, but to me 'she talks little' doesn't really sound as natural as 'she doesn't talk much'.
Do you think it sounds as natural an
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Hi,
Both sound fine. The version with 'not . . . much' would be more common, in my opinion.
Clive
Both sound fine. The version with 'not . . . much' would be more common, in my opinion.
Clive
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