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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Worth trust/trusting
Men that look good are not necessarily the ones worth trust.
Those men that look good are not necessarily the ones worth trusting.
Hi,
Do both of the above sound equally good and mean about the same? Thanks.
Those men that look good are not necessarily the ones worth trusting.
Hi,
Do both of the above sound equally good and mean about the same? Thanks.
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I'd probably use "who" instead of "that" in both sentences. In your first sentence, "worth trust" is not natural. " "This guy is not worth trust" doesn't fly.
- I'd probably use "who" instead of "that" in both sentences.
- In your first sentence, "worth trust" is not natural.
- " "This guy is not worth trust" doesn't fly.
- With this phrasing, you need something that expresses value.
- "This guy is not worth a plug nickel" The second one is okay, as "worth trusting" is sort of a fixed expression - but lower register.
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I'd probably use "who" instead of "that" in both sentences.
In your first sentence, "worth trust" is not natural. I'd use "worthy of trust." "This guy is not worth trust" doesn't fly. With this phrasing, you need something that expresses value. "This guy is not worth a plug nickel"
The second one is okay, as "worth trusting" is sort of a fixed expression -
In your first sentence, "worth trust" is not natural. I'd use "worthy of trust." "This guy is not worth trust" doesn't fly. With this phrasing, you need something that expresses value. "This guy is not worth a plug nickel"
The second one is okay, as "worth trusting" is sort of a fixed expression -
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AvangiI'd probably use "who" instead of "that" in both sentences.
In your first sentence, "worth trust" is not natural. I'd use "worthy of trust." "This guy is not worth trust" doesn't fly. With this phrasing, you need something that expresses value. "This guy is not worth a plug nickel"
The second one is okay, as "worth trusting" is so
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(You made me look it up.) It was originally "not worth a plugged nickel," and the expression dates back to the 1880's. They used to drill holes in coins and fill them with cheaper metal. The practice was outlawed, so such coins became worthless - like a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill.
On re-reading your first sentence, I find that "worth your tr
On re-reading your first sentence, I find that "worth your tr
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Avangi(You made me look it up.) It was originally "not worth a plugged nickel," and the expression dates back to the 1880's. They used to drill holes in coins and fill them with cheaper metal. The practice was outlawed, so such coins became worthless - like a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill.
On re-reading your first sentence, I find that "wor
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The sentences sound equally good to my ear with or without the the / those. On the other hand, the ones before "one" seem a little more necessary. That is, you may remove them, but my ear prefers to have them in place.
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