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Mr. Tom Posted 8 years ago
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What good did it do?

Hi

Is B's answer natural English?

A - You asked three people to proofread the same material. What good did it do?

B- It caused improvement to take place, that's all.

Thanks,

Tom

  

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Mr. Tom Is B's answer natural English? No.

— Mister Micawber

  • Mr.
  • Tom Is B's answer natural English?
  • No.
  • A - You asked three people to proofread the same material.
  • What good did it do?
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Mr. TomIs B's answer natural English?

No.

A - You asked three people to proofread the same material. What good did it do?

B - It improved the text, that's all.

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Mr. TomIs B's answer natural English?

Not to my ear. "What good did it do?", for me, is a rhetorical question. The implicit answer is "None", so no one needs to answer it as if it were a real question.

CJ

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