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Lucas21c Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Sound like
Does the following sentence sound natural?
Her voice sounds like a man.
Her voice sounds like a man.
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It would usually pass quite naturally, but sticklers might question whether the two things are strictly logically comparable.
- It would usually pass quite naturally, but sticklers might question whether the two things are strictly logically comparable.
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It would usually pass quite naturally, but sticklers might question whether the two things are strictly logically comparable.
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lucas21cIf so, should I say, "Her voice sounds like that of a man"?In careful English, yes -- or another possibility would be "... like a man's". The original would serve for most everyday purposes though.
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