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Vocabulary

to be exacting

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  1. 01font00I am very exacting 01u00when it comes to02u00 computer games.02font02li
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  3. 01font00 I am very exacting 01u00about02u00 computer games.02font02li
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  5. 01font00 I am very exacting 01u00to02u00 computer games.02font02li
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00Do these sound OK for your ears?0-
  

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0#1 sounds the best. 02br 02br 00#2 is maybe okay. 0-

  • 0#1 sounds the best.
  • 02br 02br 00#2 is maybe okay.
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0#1 sounds the best. 02br
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00#2 is maybe okay. It sounds odd to me, but it could just be that I'm not used to hearing this.02br
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00#3 is wrong.0-
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0 01font01u00A02u00s regards00 computer games, I am very exacting.02br
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01font00I am very exacting 02font01font01u00a02u00s regards00 computer games.02font02br
01font00What about
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0I would use "regarding" or "in regard to" instead of "as regards." I'd like to hear from British English users as well as Americans from other regions to hear their opinion of "as regards." It sounds wrong to me, but it's probably just a regional thing.02br
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00You 01i00can 02i00use idiomatic language in formal letters - I see idioms as being differ
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01cite10Grammar Geek12cite10You 11i10can 12i10 use idiomatic language in formal letters - I see idioms as being different from slang. You should avoid slang in formal letters, in my opinion.12br
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10Of course, slang should be avoided in formal letters. As for me, I avoid it i
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0I agree with GG about the grammar and sound of #1 being superior, but the usage here is suspect. Perhaps another word would be better.02br
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00To be "exacting" is generally understood to mean "too demanding". Is that what you mean?02br
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00Matroskin0-
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01cite10Matroskin Kot12cite10I agree with GG about the grammar and sound of #1 being superior, but the usage here is suspect. Perhaps another word would be better.12br
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10To be "exacting" is generally understood to mean "too demanding". Is that what you mean?12br
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10Matroskin12br
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0 I agree with Matroskin Kot.02br
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00'I find computer games to be very exacting' is correct. 0-

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