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BAYRAM ERDEM Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
sound well
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Does the following sentence make sense? If not, what is the correct collocation of the intended meaning?
In live performance, Daniel sounds perfectly well. ( I tried to mean that he sings much better in his live performances than the album sound.
Does the following sentence make sense? If not, what is the correct collocation of the intended meaning?
In live performance, Daniel sounds perfectly well. ( I tried to mean that he sings much better in his live performances than the album sound.
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To me, "sounds perfectly well" seems to be talking about an impression of good health. I would not use it in your context. "sounds very good" would be OK, but it doesn't say anything about him singing better than on the album.
- To me, "sounds perfectly well" seems to be talking about an impression of good health.
- I would not use it in your context.
- "sounds very good" would be OK, but it doesn't say anything about him singing better than on the album.
- If you mean that then you would have to say so; for example, "Daniel sounds/sings much better live than he does on his album(s)".
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To me, "sounds perfectly well" seems to be talking about an impression of good health. I would not use it in your context. "sounds very good" would be OK, but it doesn't say anything about him singing better than on the album. If you mean that then you would have to say so; for example, "Daniel sounds/sings much better live than he does on his album(s)".
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