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Contiluo Posted 10 years ago
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why so serious
How should I express the idea to talk someone who strictly observes the laws into not taking things too seriously? Which is acceptable among the sentences below? Or there is other better expression?
1. Why so serious?
2. You’re getting too heavy about it.
3. Please do not take it too seriously.
4. Don't be such an old stick-in-the-mud.
5. Take it easy.
6. You think too much.
1. Why so serious?
2. You’re getting too heavy about it.
3. Please do not take it too seriously.
4. Don't be such an old stick-in-the-mud.
5. Take it easy.
6. You think too much.
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although #2 is a bit mysterious to me, as 'heavy' does not refer often to seriousness in a person, and #4, #5 and #6 may have nothing at all to do with being law-abiding.
- although #2 is a bit mysterious to me, as 'heavy' does not refer often to seriousness in a person, and #4, #5 and #6 may have nothing at all to do with being law-abiding.
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Depending on the closeness of your relationship, you may use any of those in appropriate context...although #2 is a bit mysterious to me, as 'heavy' does not refer often to seriousness in a person, and #4, #5 and #6 may have nothing at all to do with being law-abiding.
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The original sentence is as follows:
The next year, I went to Japan on business. A Taiwanese friend working in Tokyo picked me up and drove me around the city. I asked him, “Isn’t it hard to find a parking space in such a populous and crowded city as Tokyo, a metropolis?”
"Why so serious? The city government requires drivers to provide proof of private parking space befor
The next year, I went to Japan on business. A Taiwanese friend working in Tokyo picked me up and drove me around the city. I asked him, “Isn’t it hard to find a parking space in such a populous and crowded city as Tokyo, a metropolis?”
"Why so serious? The city government requires drivers to provide proof of private parking space befor
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contiluoIs the sentence "Why so serious" acceptable?No. Honestly, it makes no sense there. Delete it.
contiluo“Don’t be as stubborn as a mule. Why are you like the Japanese, who are bound by rules and don't know how to adapt themselves to circumstances?All of that makes no sense in this context, either, and should also me
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And nothing that was said suggested a "problem" - much less an insurmountable one.
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