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ESLBeginner Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
This is madness
Hello, I meet with a sentence: "This is madness".
I guess the word "madness" means "a mad action", am I right?
Can I also use "This is mad." to express the same meaning?
Thank you in advance.
I guess the word "madness" means "a mad action", am I right?
Can I also use "This is mad." to express the same meaning?
Thank you in advance.
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It could also be a mad situation or decision, or just a very chaotic one... You might be able to use ;this is mad' but it might not carry quite the same meaning. 'This is madness' is often a humorous comment.
- It could also be a mad situation or decision, or just a very chaotic one...
- You might be able to use ;this is mad' but it might not carry quite the same meaning.
- 'This is madness' is often a humorous comment.
- Also - I met/meet with a sentence.
- This is incorrect English but we see it a lot so I suspect it's a direct translation from other languages.
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It could also be a mad situation or decision, or just a very chaotic one...
You might be able to use ;this is mad' but it might not carry quite the same meaning. 'This is madness' is often a humorous comment.
Also - I met/meet with a sentence. This is incorrect English but we see it a lot so I suspect it's a direct translation from other languages. In English we do not 'meet' wr
You might be able to use ;this is mad' but it might not carry quite the same meaning. 'This is madness' is often a humorous comment.
Also - I met/meet with a sentence. This is incorrect English but we see it a lot so I suspect it's a direct translation from other languages. In English we do not 'meet' wr
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