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TomJ Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Q4: Need your help, please

Hi,

A) Please do not take it ill. 
B) Please do not take it to heart. 
C) Please do not mind it.
D) Please do not feel bad about it. 

[Do they all mean the same thing, please? Could we also say things for eg, 'my words', 'my remarks', 'what I'm going to say' etc. in place of 'it' in the examples above?]
  

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No, they don't mean exactly the same thing, although there is overlaps in a couple of sentences.. " phrase with an adverb, or an adverbial phrase to express different thoughts. Since they don't have a context to go with them, by themselves, their meaning is relatively vague in my opinion A) Please do not take it ill.

— Grammarfreak

  • No, they don't mean exactly the same thing, although there is overlaps in a couple of sentences..
  • " phrase with an adverb, or an adverbial phrase to express different thoughts.
  • Since they don't have a context to go with them, by themselves, their meaning is relatively vague in my opinion A) Please do not take it ill.
  • ---- --translated----------------Don't take it the wrong way / negatively B) Please do not take it to heart.
  • --- -translated -- ------- Do not take it seriously.
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No, they don't mean exactly the same thing, although there is overlaps in a couple of sentences.. We use the "do not take ..." phrase with an adverb, or an adverbial phrase to express different thoughts. Since they don't have a context to go with them, by themselves, their meaning is relatively vague in my opinion

A) Please do not take it ill. ------translated
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Thank you! And how about 'Do not take it otherwise'? Does it mean 'do not take it the wrong way / negatively'? Or Does it mean 'do not take it seriously'?... By the way, I didn't get the difference between 'taking something the wrong way / negatively' and 'taking something seriously'.
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TomJThank you! And how about 'Do not take it otherwise'? Does it mean 'do not take it the wrong way / negatively'? Or Does it mean 'do not take it seriously'?... By the way, I didn't get the difference between 'taking something the wrong way / negatively' and 'taking something seriously'.
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Thank you once again for your informative replies. Emotion: smile They were really very helpful.
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