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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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0I'm not a perfect man. There's room for better change.02br
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00Does it sound OK to you?02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00I'm not a perfect man. 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Does it sound OK to you? 02font 00No.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00I'm not a perfect man.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Does it sound OK to you?
  • 02font 00No.
  • The phrase01b 00 'better change'02b 00 seems odd.
  • 02b 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00I'm not a perfect man. There's room for better change.02font02br
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01font00Does it sound OK to you? 02font00No. The phrase01b00 'better change'02b00 seems odd. Say it another way.02br
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0I totally agree. I was a bit surprised when I heard a native on the TV show Survivor say that!0-
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0You can also say 'there's room for change'. It sounds as though the speaker got the two phrases mixed up. In speech we often make little mistakes like this as we change our minds half way through a sentence.0-
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