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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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This high? native?
Is this natural and conveys the point?
I've never gotten this high. I've never gotten past 2000 dollars. That's the highest I've ever gotten playing cards.
I've never gotten this high. I've never gotten past 2000 dollars. That's the highest I've ever gotten playing cards.
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The original sentences are okay. However, there is something of a problem in that the phrase "getting high" means using drugs. This is such a strong phrase with such strong connotations that the mind cannot help but focus on this alternate meaning when reading this.
- The original sentences are okay.
- However, there is something of a problem in that the phrase "getting high" means using drugs.
- This is such a strong phrase with such strong connotations that the mind cannot help but focus on this alternate meaning when reading this.
- So unless there is some literary reason to use this phrase (for example, the card player might be a heavy drug user, and he might be playing with words some here), it might be better to say: "I've never won this much.
- I've never gotten past 2000 dollars.
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The original sentences are okay. However, there is something of a problem in that the phrase "getting high" means using drugs. This is such a strong phrase with such strong connotations that the mind cannot help but focus on this alternate meaning when reading this. So unless there is some literary reason to use this phrase (for example, the card player might be a heavy drug user, and he migh
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