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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Talent vs Knack / Intended vs meant
Talent vs Knack
- He has a talent/knack for knowing what people will order before they order it. (waiter; restaurant)
Intended vs meant
- Was the message intended/meant for him?
Thank you
- He has a talent/knack for knowing what people will order before they order it. (waiter; restaurant)
Intended vs meant
- Was the message intended/meant for him?
Thank you
Top answer
I use talent to mean something that we are able to do, something we can develop. I use knack for something less formal, almost coincidental. ] I intended to pay for the tickets ( j'avais l'intention de payer les billets), but you inidsted on doing so.
- I use talent to mean something that we are able to do, something we can develop.
- I use knack for something less formal, almost coincidental.
- ] I intended to pay for the tickets ( j'avais l'intention de payer les billets), but you inidsted on doing so.
- I meant to tell you that, but I forgot.
- They [both pairs of words] are very close, and in some cases interchangeable.
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I use talent to mean something that we are able to do, something we can develop. I use knack for something less formal, almost coincidental. [He has a knack for language and a talent for the saxophone.]
I intended to pay for the tickets (j'avais l'intention de payer les billets), but you inidsted on doing so.
I meant to tell you that, but I f
I intended to pay for the tickets (j'avais l'intention de payer les billets), but you inidsted on doing so.
I meant to tell you that, but I f
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