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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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short or brief ?
Hello!
Is it right to say :
- Our time is too short (or brief ?) to visit all these countries in only three weeks .
- Everybody knows that smoking is not good for health. So to stop smoking I have to make use of my good sense. And so do you!
Thanks,
Leo
Is it right to say :
- Our time is too short (or brief ?) to visit all these countries in only three weeks .
- Everybody knows that smoking is not good for health. So to stop smoking I have to make use of my good sense. And so do you!
Thanks,
Leo
Top answer
Either short or brief is fine in the first sentence. In the second sentence, I'd re-write it as follows: "Everyone knows that smoking is not good for one's health. " "Common sense" sounds better than "good sense" in the example you gave.
- Either short or brief is fine in the first sentence.
- In the second sentence, I'd re-write it as follows: "Everyone knows that smoking is not good for one's health.
- " "Common sense" sounds better than "good sense" in the example you gave.
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Either short or brief is fine in the first sentence.
In the second sentence, I'd re-write it as follows:
"Everyone knows that smoking is not good for one's health. So to stop smoking, I have to use my good [or common] sense, and so do you!"
"Common sense" sounds better than "good sense" in the example you gave.
In the second sentence, I'd re-write it as follows:
"Everyone knows that smoking is not good for one's health. So to stop smoking, I have to use my good [or common] sense, and so do you!"
"Common sense" sounds better than "good sense" in the example you gave.
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