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Tung Quoc Posted 20 years ago
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00I heard her journey was01font00 worth the worry02font00.02br
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00Is this sentence correct? If yes, why did the author say 01font00 worth the worry 00(02font00n00ormally we say 01font00worth sth good 02font00)00? Please explain me.02br
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02b 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Is this sentence correct? 02br 02br 00His sweater was worth $20. The price he paid was $20.

— Clive

  • 02b 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Is this sentence correct?
  • 02br 02br 00His sweater was worth $20.
  • The price he paid was $20.
  • 02b 00 02font 00The speaker is thinking of her worry as the price that she paid for the journey.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00 I see this sentence in a book.02font02br
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01font00I heard her journey was01b00 worth the worry.02b02font02br
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01font00Is this sentence correct? 02font00Yes.02br
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0Hi, 02br
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01font00her journey was01b00 worth the worry.02b00 02font00The speaker is thinking of her worry 01u00as02u00 the price that she paid for the journey. She was willing to pay that pric
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01cite10Tung Quoc12cite11font10her journey was11b10 worth the worry.12b10 12font10The speaker is thinking of her worry 11u10as12u10 the price that she paid for the journey. She was willing to pay that price.12br
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0Hi,02br
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00If you want to look at it in another way, you could say that she was willing to worry if that was what she had to do in order to go on the journey.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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