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Vsuresh Posted 12 years ago
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Hi
Please tell me if this sounds idiomatic.
Context: Parents receive children after a foreign tour,at the airport.
Our parents, who were waiting anxiously, received us with great joy on their faces.
Please tell me if this sounds idiomatic.
Context: Parents receive children after a foreign tour,at the airport.
Our parents, who were waiting anxiously, received us with great joy on their faces.
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vsuresh Our parents, who were waiting anxiously, received us with great joy on their faces. It's idiomatic, but rather high register (literary). CJ
- vsuresh Our parents, who were waiting anxiously, received us with great joy on their faces.
- It's idiomatic, but rather high register (literary).
- CJ
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vsureshOur parents, who were waiting anxiously, received us with great joy on their faces.It's idiomatic, but rather high register (literary).
CJ
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Thank you, CJ.
As a non-native, I think I sometimes or probably always make things sound unnatural.
I don't know if this is true or probably I don't get words that fit well and sound natural in the context.
As a non-native, I think I sometimes or probably always make things sound unnatural.
I don't know if this is true or probably I don't get words that fit well and sound natural in the context.
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vsureshAs a non-native, I think I sometimes or probably always make things sound unnatural.Not at all. What you wrote is natural enough. It's just that it is edging toward sounding like something written in a novel. But maybe that's the style you wanted. At any rate, it's good for increasing your vocabulary.
CJ
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