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Maggie Crucian Posted 12 years ago
Grammar
Spot a mistake
Hello! Could anybody help me to find a mistake in this sentence "It is not money wise to buy a leather dress in every possible shade"? I was told there was an avoidable grammar mistake there. Thanks!
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Maggie Crucian I was told there was an avoidable grammar mistake there. I suspect the complaint related to "money wise". Other than that I don't see a real mistake.
- Maggie Crucian I was told there was an avoidable grammar mistake there.
- I suspect the complaint related to "money wise".
- Other than that I don't see a real mistake.
- CJ
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Maggie CrucianI was told there was an avoidable grammar mistake there.I suspect the complaint related to "money wise". Other than that I don't see a real mistake.
CJ
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Should I have used a hyphen there? Like "money-wise". Or is this form completely incorrect?
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I would not say that it was completely incorrect, but it's informal. As I would never write such an expression, I can't help with the hyphen.
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Hi,
Ex. Beer is better than coke, health wise, but coke is better than beer, calorie wise.
Ex. I don't think it would be a good strategy, money wise.
Therefore, in your particular example, I would say;
It is not good to buy a leather dress in every
money wiseI consider such a phrase as adverb, therefore, I treat it as such;
Ex. Beer is better than coke, health wise, but coke is better than beer, calorie wise.
Ex. I don't think it would be a good strategy, money wise.
Therefore, in your particular example, I would say;
It is not good to buy a leather dress in every
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