Sentences Jan 12

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Hi,Are the following sentences natural to a native ear?1. I think if I wait long enough, I wouldn't need to take a haircut.2. People must either think that it (a puzzle) is too dumb for their time or they must not be at all interested.3. I would appreciate it if you minded your own business.Thanks,MG.

Skurnianto · Accepted Answer

hi MG,

Let me re-arrange your sentences:
1. I think if I waited long enough, I wouldn't need to take a haircut.
2. People must either think that it (a puzzle) is a waste of their time or they must not be interested at all.
3. I would appreciate if you mind your own business.

I hope this helps.

Regards,

SK

CalifJim · Answer

1. I think if I wait long enough, I ~~wouldn't~~ won't need ~~to take~~ a haircut. You can "get a haircut", but you can't "take a haircut". Here you don't need either verb.
2. People must either think that it (a puzzle) is too dumb for their time or they must not be at all interested. This sentence makes it into the circle of grammatical sentences without making it into the narrower circle of truly idiomatic sentences. What I mean is that we probably wouldn't say it that way, even though it makes perfect sense.

People must think it's a waste of time or that it's totally uninteresting.
3. I would appreciate it if you minded your own business. OK. mind also possible. (You probably know this is strong.)

CJ

Skurnianto · Answer

Thanks for the detail CJ.

Regards,

SK

Musicgold · Answer

Thanks folks.

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