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Stevenukd Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
TEAR-JERKER
Dear Teachers,
1. Korean movies are always tear-jerkers.
2. Korean movies are always sloppy movies.
- Are these natural and the same meaning?
Thanks very much to Teachers,
Stevenukd.
1. Korean movies are always tear-jerkers.
2. Korean movies are always sloppy movies.
- Are these natural and the same meaning?
Thanks very much to Teachers,
Stevenukd.
Top answer
>Are these natural and do they have the same meaning? Of course they are not the same. Look in the dictionaries.
- >Are these natural and do they have the same meaning?
- Of course they are not the same.
- Look in the dictionaries.
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>Are these natural and do they have the same meaning?
Of course they are not the same. Look in the dictionaries.
Of course they are not the same. Look in the dictionaries.
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Hi Stevenukd
To me, sentence 1 means that Korean movies have the ability to bring you to tears because they elicit strong emotion (usually sadness). Sentence 2 means that Korean movies are carelessly made.
The word 'tear-jerker' is basically used only one way, with one meaning.
The word 'sloppy' can be used to mean 'overly sentimental' or 'gushy', but it is mu
To me, sentence 1 means that Korean movies have the ability to bring you to tears because they elicit strong emotion (usually sadness). Sentence 2 means that Korean movies are carelessly made.
The word 'tear-jerker' is basically used only one way, with one meaning.
The word 'sloppy' can be used to mean 'overly sentimental' or 'gushy', but it is mu
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Sigh! Those Korean tear-jerkers have drained me indeed. Now I’m still dehydrated.
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