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Rezaenglish Posted 5 years ago
Grammar

Why do you keep missing the hole

practicing golf in home

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Boy: What are you doing anyway?
Mom: I'm trying to hit this ball into that hole.
Boy: Why are you trying to hit a ball into a hole? What for?
Mom: What for? Well, no reason in particular. It's just a game.
Boy: A game?
Mom: Yes, something you do for fun. You play games just for fun.
Boy: Oh.
Mom: Ooh!
Boy: Why do you keep missing the hole?
Mom: Well, golf is difficult. That's why it's fun.

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Could you please translate" Why do you keep missing the hole" into simple English?


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rezaenglish Could you please translate" Why do you keep missing the hole" into simple English? "Keep missing" is pretty simple. This is a special use of "keep", often "keep on", but it is not at all rare or unusual.

  • rezaenglish Could you please translate" Why do you keep missing the hole" into simple English?
  • "Keep missing" is pretty simple.
  • This is a special use of "keep", often "keep on", but it is not at all rare or unusual.
  • Still, I did not find it in the first dictionary I looked at.
  • intr.
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rezaenglishCould you please translate" Why do you keep missing the hole" into simple English?

"Keep missing" is pretty simple. This is a special use of "keep", often "keep on", but it is not at all rare or unusual. Still, I did not find it in the first dictionary I looked at.

"v.intr. 2. To continue to do: keep on talking; keep guessi

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rezaenglishWhy do you keep missing the hole" into simple English?

Why do you hit the ball again and again and it never goes in the hole.


In golf, the aim is to hit a ball so it falls into a small hole in the center of the green. It is a notoriously difficult and frustrating game.

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