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Anonymous Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Turn out bad and break bad

What is the the natural and most common way of saying this?
Her son came so close to turning out bad. Had he not went to boarding school he would have broken bad.

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Anonymous Her son came so close to turning out bad. This is not a complete sentence, but you often hear it in casual conversation. " Anonymous Had he not went gone to boarding school he would have broken bad.

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  • Anonymous Her son came so close to turning out bad.
  • This is not a complete sentence, but you often hear it in casual conversation.
  • " Anonymous Had he not went gone to boarding school he would have broken bad.
  • "Breaking bad" is a new expression on the horizon, as far as I know.
  • I wouldn't suggest using it in formal writing.
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AnonymousHer son came so close to turning out bad.
This is not a complete sentence, but you often hear it in casual conversation.
The correct form would be, "Her son came very close to turning out badly."
AnonymousHad he not went gone to boarding schoo
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