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Thein Lwin 7291 Posted 11 years ago
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1.You would be foolish to suggest that looks do not matter at all.
2.It would be foolish of you to suggest that looks do not matter at all.
3.How foolish of you to suggest that looks do not matter at all.
Are the sentences the same meaning?Please
correct the sentences. Thanks in advance.
  

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The three sentences are written correctly, but are not all the same. #1 and #2 mean the same; but #3 is different. In the first two sentences, the person speaking is warning someone that it would be foolish.

— Wilpeter

  • The three sentences are written correctly, but are not all the same.
  • #1 and #2 mean the same; but #3 is different.
  • In the first two sentences, the person speaking is warning someone that it would be foolish.
  • In the third sentence, the speaker is accusing someone of making a foolish suggestion.
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The three sentences are written correctly, but are not all the same.
#1 and #2 mean the same; but #3 is different.
In the first two sentences, the person speaking is warning someone that it would be foolish.
In the third sentence, the speaker is accusing someone of making a foolish suggestion.
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