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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Use of nice
Is 'nice' possible in that sentence.
This would be a 'nice' chance to learn.
This would be a 'nice' chance to learn.
Top answer
Yes, that would be a conversational sentence. However, the quotation marks suggest that you are not being serious about it being nice. You are being ironic.
- Yes, that would be a conversational sentence.
- However, the quotation marks suggest that you are not being serious about it being nice.
- You are being ironic.
- Is that your meaning?
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Yes, that would be a conversational sentence.
However, the quotation marks suggest that you are not being serious about it being nice. You are being ironic.
Is that your meaning?
However, the quotation marks suggest that you are not being serious about it being nice. You are being ironic.
Is that your meaning?
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Doctor DIs that your meaning?Thanks Doc. I included the quotations marks just to show that it is the word I am asking about in that sentence.
So does 'nice chance to learn' convey the meaning of 'good or great chance to learn', generally?
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AnonymousSo does 'nice chance to learn' convey the meaning of 'good or great chance to learn', generally?I would add "convenient" to the mix for meaning.
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