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Anonymous Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
seem not/doesnt seem
hi.
this is my first post here and this forum is very helpful. Here I already found a lot of answers to questions I had had.
Now, I have two other questions.
1. i often saw sentecnes like: they seemed not to .... i was wondering if this wasnt wrong? doesnt it have to be: they didnt seem to ...?
2. the meaning of the word amazing is fairly unclear to me. however, i do know that it means that something is very surprising. but does it mean something positive at the same time? for example if i say: that was amazing. does it just mean that it was surprising or does it mean that it was great , exceeltnet, fantastic at the same time? can sth amazing be negative. for example can an amazing experience be negative because you have never expected something to be that terrible? for example, if i go to Afirca and see all the misery i didnt expect? is that amazing?
i also have another question. dont want to open three threads. thats wh i put it all in one thread. i hope its ok.
this question is hard to describe. in german and french wie have a word called: man ( german) and on ( french)
according to dictionaries man and on mean "you" . however i have the impression that "you" is not always appropriate. i have the feeling that its often better to say people or ro use a passive voice instead. cant think of any example, but maybe there is some1 here who can speak german or french and is an english native at the same time. an example of you would be : you never know. a formal way to say it would be "one".
i hope u understand what i mean.
regards. ( i often see that u dont write anything at the end of a post. why is that so? is that rather unusual? mostly, in german froums, people write regards or something like that)
this is my first post here and this forum is very helpful. Here I already found a lot of answers to questions I had had.
Now, I have two other questions.
1. i often saw sentecnes like: they seemed not to .... i was wondering if this wasnt wrong? doesnt it have to be: they didnt seem to ...?
2. the meaning of the word amazing is fairly unclear to me. however, i do know that it means that something is very surprising. but does it mean something positive at the same time? for example if i say: that was amazing. does it just mean that it was surprising or does it mean that it was great , exceeltnet, fantastic at the same time? can sth amazing be negative. for example can an amazing experience be negative because you have never expected something to be that terrible? for example, if i go to Afirca and see all the misery i didnt expect? is that amazing?
i also have another question. dont want to open three threads. thats wh i put it all in one thread. i hope its ok.
this question is hard to describe. in german and french wie have a word called: man ( german) and on ( french)
according to dictionaries man and on mean "you" . however i have the impression that "you" is not always appropriate. i have the feeling that its often better to say people or ro use a passive voice instead. cant think of any example, but maybe there is some1 here who can speak german or french and is an english native at the same time. an example of you would be : you never know. a formal way to say it would be "one".
i hope u understand what i mean.
regards. ( i often see that u dont write anything at the end of a post. why is that so? is that rather unusual? mostly, in german froums, people write regards or something like that)
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On the other hand, many people sign their first names at the end, Anon. 1-- Seemed not to = did not seem to . We tend to front the negation, but I think it is not really required (= I don't think it is really required).
- On the other hand, many people sign their first names at the end, Anon.
- 1-- Seemed not to = did not seem to .
- We tend to front the negation, but I think it is not really required (= I don't think it is really required).
- Perhaps others will appear with a Rule.
- 2-- Amazing is used like wonderful, terrific , etc, and normally signals a positive sentiment.
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On the other hand, many people sign their first names at the end, Anon.
1-- Seemed not to = did not seem to. We tend to front the negation, but I think it is not really required (= I don't think it is really required). Perhaps others will appear with a Rule.
2-- Amazing is used like wonderful, terrific, etc, and normally signals a positive s
1-- Seemed not to = did not seem to. We tend to front the negation, but I think it is not really required (= I don't think it is really required). Perhaps others will appear with a Rule.
2-- Amazing is used like wonderful, terrific, etc, and normally signals a positive s
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Welcome to the forum, Anonymous,
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On 'amazing'-- Yes, it is technically a word with an open meaning in relation to positive or negative feelings of excitement. Calling something 'amazing', and leaving it at that, is not a comprehensive expression.
The forum does
(If you'd like to return, create a name for yourself, and sign in. Unless you'd like to remain anonymous.)
On 'amazing'-- Yes, it is technically a word with an open meaning in relation to positive or negative feelings of excitement. Calling something 'amazing', and leaving it at that, is not a comprehensive expression.
The forum does
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i also have another question. dont want to open three threads. thats wh i put it all in one thread. i hope its ok.
this question is hard to describe. in german and french wie have a word called: man ( german) and on ( french)
according to dictionaries man and on mean "you" . however i have the impression that "you" is not always appropriate. i have the feeling that its often better to
this question is hard to describe. in german and french wie have a word called: man ( german) and on ( french)
according to dictionaries man and on mean "you" . however i have the impression that "you" is not always appropriate. i have the feeling that its often better to
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hi!
fnally, i managed to register. thank you very much for your answers so far.
just in order to make it clear.
if i say the sentence: it was amazing. what do u think at first sight, when not knowig the context? it was awesome? i didnt expect that and it was so awesome. is that what u think or do u just think that it was unexpected and surprisig?
and
fnally, i managed to register. thank you very much for your answers so far.
just in order to make it clear.
if i say the sentence: it was amazing. what do u think at first sight, when not knowig the context? it was awesome? i didnt expect that and it was so awesome. is that what u think or do u just think that it was unexpected and surprisig?
and
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Hi Globetrotter-- welcome to EF!
1-- Of the following 20 concordances for amazing, only one seems to me to be negative. As Dave says, the word itself is neutral, but I think that usage leans heavily toward the positive side of amazement:
1-- Of the following 20 concordances for amazing, only one seems to me to be negative. As Dave says, the word itself is neutral, but I think that usage leans heavily toward the positive side of amazement:
1 colleagues and teachers, was his
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Welcome Globetrotter,
First, I want to encourage you to proofread your typing before submitting your posts. We have enough work to do managing real errors in English, and not purposeful shortcuts, such as:
-Not capitalizing the first letter of the first word in a sentence.
-Not capitalizing 'I'.
-Shortcuts in spelling, like 'u' for 'you'.
-Various typo
First, I want to encourage you to proofread your typing before submitting your posts. We have enough work to do managing real errors in English, and not purposeful shortcuts, such as:
-Not capitalizing the first letter of the first word in a sentence.
-Not capitalizing 'I'.
-Shortcuts in spelling, like 'u' for 'you'.
-Various typo
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hi.
Sorry about the misspellings. I was in a hurry. That's why.
I talked about the word amazing to a girl from the us yesterday via aim. she said that she doesnt even think that it means that something is surprising. So, according to dictionaries it means that something is surprising. maybe, there is a colloquial use of amazing that just means very good or great? and actually, i
Sorry about the misspellings. I was in a hurry. That's why.
I talked about the word amazing to a girl from the us yesterday via aim. she said that she doesnt even think that it means that something is surprising. So, according to dictionaries it means that something is surprising. maybe, there is a colloquial use of amazing that just means very good or great? and actually, i
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It's that colloquial use that has corrupted the inherent meaning of the word. Yet for non-native speakers who want to fit in, those corruptions are important to learn.
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quote<As for the word 'awesome', I think it's common use is not much clearer than 'amazing'>unquote
Sorry, but shouldn't it be "itscommon use"?
Sorry, but shouldn't it be "itscommon use"?
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