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Kenta Posted 17 years ago
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Would you correct my English? (Mar.20)

Hello. I wrote two dialogues. Will you correct them?

No. 1

M: Hi, Narumi. How's your real estate business?

F: In fact, I don't care less. I'm going to sell my business in the

near future. I'm not cut out for business, I think. [ Business is not my suit. ]

No. 2

M: Where's Katsu? He said he'd help me write a draft for the press

conference tomorrow.

F: He has just left the room. You can catch him in the hallway now.

M: You bet I will. How could he be so careless?

Thank you. kenta
  

Top answer

"In fact, I couldn't care less" is the idiomatic expression. The order, "I don't think I'm cut out for business," would be much more common and idiomatic. "He just left the room," would be more appropriate in the casual "hurry-up" situation you describe.

— Avangi

  • "In fact, I couldn't care less" is the idiomatic expression.
  • The order, "I don't think I'm cut out for business," would be much more common and idiomatic.
  • "He just left the room," would be more appropriate in the casual "hurry-up" situation you describe.
  • - A.
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"In fact, I couldn't care less" is the idiomatic expression.

The order, "I don't think I'm cut out for business," would be much more common and idiomatic.

"He just left the room," would be more appropriate in the casual "hurry-up" situation you describe.

- A.
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Thank you, Avangi. You helped me a lot!

kenta
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Kenta [ Business is not my suit. ]
I meant to ask, is this supposed to be a pun??
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Hi Avangi: It is a mangled idiom.
Business is not his best suit. - It means that it is not where his talents lie.
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Hey, where's your sense of humor? I was thinking about a business suit, not the ace of spades!
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