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Soviphou Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary
wish + smarter
Is it right to say "I wish you smarter."?
And is it acceptable to say that? I mean if we say that, does it feel like we mock someone?
And is it acceptable to say that? I mean if we say that, does it feel like we mock someone?
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"? See correction. soviphou And is it acceptable to say that?
- "?
- See correction.
- soviphou And is it acceptable to say that?
- I mean if we say that, does it feel sound like we are mock ing someone?
- It could, depending on the context and your relationship to/familiarity with the person you're saying it to.
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soviphou Is it right to say "I wish you were smarter."?See correction.
soviphouAnd is it acceptable to say that? I mean if we say that, does itIt could, depending on the context and your relationship to/familiarity with the person you're sayingfeelsound like we are mocking someone?
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#1. Suppose you say to your girl friend, "I wish you were prettier." She might dump you the next day after she stopped crying.
#2. Winston Churchill drank a lot at parties.
One evening at a party, a woman said to him, "Mr. Churchill, you are very drunk."
Winston replied, "It's true, madam. And you are very ugly. But tomorrow, when I wake up, I will not be drunk."
#2. Winston Churchill drank a lot at parties.
One evening at a party, a woman said to him, "Mr. Churchill, you are very drunk."
Winston replied, "It's true, madam. And you are very ugly. But tomorrow, when I wake up, I will not be drunk."
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