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Moguwai007 Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

underdogs

For an expression carrying the same meaning as "I love underdogs who fight back without falling down."
is the following sentence grammatically correct?

I love underdogs who never fall down and fight back.
  

Top answer

'Fall down' is not the right word choice in either sentence. An underdog is a statistically unexpected winner, so neither sentence really needs modification, anyway. Simply: I love underdogs.

— Mister Micawber

  • 'Fall down' is not the right word choice in either sentence.
  • An underdog is a statistically unexpected winner, so neither sentence really needs modification, anyway.
  • Simply: I love underdogs.
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'Fall down' is not the right word choice in either sentence. An underdog is a statistically unexpected winner, so neither sentence really needs modification, anyway. Simply:

I love underdogs.
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Mister MicawberAn underdog is a statistically unexpected winner,
I thought the underrdog was not expected to win.
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fivejedjonMister MicawberAn underdog is a statistically unexpected winner,I thought the underrdog was not expected to win.
Isn't that what I said?
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Thank you for your feedback. Do you native speakers also use the word for a person that is always weaker than the others, who never wins?
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moguwai007Do you native speakers also use the word for a person that is always weaker than the others, who never wins?
Not I. The point is that he is not expected to win, but he does; otherwise, he is just a 'loser'.
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Mister Micawber fivejedjonMister MicawberAn underdog is a statistically unexpected winner,I thought the underrdog was not expected to win.Isn't that what I said?
Yes. Sorry, I completely misread what you said.
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