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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Superlatives 3 sentences
Could someone help me correct the following sentence?
1 He acts richer than he actually is.
2 The richer you get, the cheaper you get.
3 I don't know him any better than you know him.
thank you
1 He acts richer than he actually is.
2 The richer you get, the cheaper you get.
3 I don't know him any better than you know him.
thank you
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All OK. On the second one, however, I think we have to take cheap to mean stingy . At least that's what I think you mean by it.
- All OK.
- On the second one, however, I think we have to take cheap to mean stingy .
- At least that's what I think you mean by it.
- cheap can mean stingy , but it usually means inexpensive , so my preference is for stingy .
- CJ
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All OK.
On the second one, however, I think we have to take cheap to mean stingy. At least that's what I think you mean by it. cheap can mean stingy, but it usually means inexpensive, so my preference is for stingy.
CJ
On the second one, however, I think we have to take cheap to mean stingy. At least that's what I think you mean by it. cheap can mean stingy, but it usually means inexpensive, so my preference is for stingy.
CJ
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dimsumexpress superlativesActually they're comparatives, but the sentences are OK anyway.
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