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HSS Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Sell
Do the following sound idiomatic?
[1] Your excuse won't sell. Nobody believes you.
[2] Your idea won't sell. We don't buy it.
Thanks,
Hiro
[1] Your excuse won't sell. Nobody believes you.
[2] Your idea won't sell. We don't buy it.
Thanks,
Hiro
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In #2, 'buy' destroys the effect of 'sell' as an idiom, I think– but that is a question of style. Your sentences are natural.
- In #2, 'buy' destroys the effect of 'sell' as an idiom, I think– but that is a question of style.
- Your sentences are natural.
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In #2, 'buy' destroys the effect of 'sell' as an idiom, I think– but that is a question of style. Your sentences are natural.
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