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Angliholic Posted 19 years ago
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settle for anything less

0The teacher has set such high standards for us that 01b00she won't settle for anything less02b00.02br
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00Does the part in bold sound good? Thankss.0-
  

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12br 12br 10Does the part in bold sound good? 12br 12br 12blockquote 10Hi Ang,02br 02br 00Mary has been trying to look for another job and actually had a few offers. But she 01b 00won’t settle for anything less02b 00 than what she is making.

— Goodman

  • 12br 12br 10Does the part in bold sound good?
  • 12br 12br 12blockquote 10Hi Ang,02br 02br 00Mary has been trying to look for another job and actually had a few offers.
  • But she 01b 00won’t settle for anything less02b 00 than what she is making.
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01cite10Angliholic12cite10The teacher has set such high standards for us that 11b10she won't settle for anything less12b10.12br
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10Does the part in bold sound good? Thankss.12br
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10Hi Ang,02br
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00Mary has been tryin
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0 Hi Angliholic02br
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00Your sentence sounds odd without saying "less 01b00than what02b00" (unless there is more context in which the "what" is clearly stated).02br
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00If this is a stand alone sentence, I'd suggest this as a possible change:02br
01i00The teacher has set 01b00very02b00
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0 Thanks, Goodman and Yankee. 0-
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