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Peaceblinkfriend Posted 19 years ago
Vocabulary

"...would put anyone to sleep..."

The unicorn is a creature that comes out at night. This is a dull statement that would put anyone to sleep. The unicorn is a fabulous creature that come outs at a bright moonlit light.

I looked up the phrase 'put sth to sleep' and it means to kill an animal that is very ill or very old so that it does not suffer any more. I wonder if it is okay to use this in my sentence above.

Any suggestions as to how to make my sentence sound better?

Thank you.

Best wishes,

PBF
  

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we say that when something is very boring it makes you fall asleep. That is the intended meaning here - that the statement is so boring people will fall asleep reading it.

— Nona the brit

  • we say that when something is very boring it makes you fall asleep.
  • That is the intended meaning here - that the statement is so boring people will fall asleep reading it.
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there is another meaning...we say that when something is very boring it makes you fall asleep. That is the intended meaning here - that the statement is so boring people will fall asleep reading it.
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What a guess! I knew that would be fine. Thank you for answering my question, nona the brit.

Best wishes,

PBF
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