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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Rather vs rather than be vs become best vs nicest and lit vs light

Could you please take a look at this?

1 He looks better with his glasses on than off/rather than off.
2 I'll turn you into the start you dreamt to be/become/of becoming.
I'll turn you into the star you could even dream of in your wildest dreams
3 She's dressed the nicest/best out of all of them.
4 The screen isn't very light/lit so if you don't tilt the screen you can't see anything.

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alc24 1 He looks better with his glasses on than off/rather than off. 2 I'll turn you into the start you dreamt to be/become/of becoming. I'll turn you into the star you could even dream of in your wildest dreams Both are very awkward sentences.

— Dimsumexpress

  • alc24 1 He looks better with his glasses on than off/rather than off.
  • 2 I'll turn you into the start you dreamt to be/become/of becoming.
  • I'll turn you into the star you could even dream of in your wildest dreams Both are very awkward sentences.
  • Revised: I can turn you into the biggest star you couldn't even begin to dream of.
  • 3 She's dressed the nicest/best out of all of them.
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alc24
1 He looks better with his glasses on than off/rather than off.

2 I'll turn you into the start you dreamt to be/become/of becoming.

I'll turn you into the star you could even dream of in your wildest dreams

Both are very awkward sentences.

Revised: I can turn you into the biggest star you cou
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Thank you for the clear explanation but

If you were to continue the sentence

You could say both THAN and Rather than????

Does this really sound awful to you : I'll turn you into the star that you've dreamt of becoming.

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I am not sure what it is but it has that odd ring to it. One doesn't turn another into a star. A star is born,or is made. That's said, I can guess what you try to say. I would not express it that way though.

For #1, I won't include "rather" in the sentence. He looks better with glasses on - this in itself already qualified the notion that he wouldn't look as good with it off.
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