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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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Not to be outdone, people from different lands or countries continuously fight with each other, shoot at each other and kill each other.
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Hi I wouldn't say 'not to be outdone' there unless the context was very unusual. The phrase belongs in a gentler context. People try to outdo each other at sport; or in singing or dancing competitions, say.
- Hi I wouldn't say 'not to be outdone' there unless the context was very unusual.
- The phrase belongs in a gentler context.
- People try to outdo each other at sport; or in singing or dancing competitions, say.
- War is an altogether different thing Dave
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Hi
I wouldn't say 'not to be outdone' there unless the context was very unusual. The phrase belongs in a gentler context. People try to outdo each other at sport; or in singing or dancing competitions, say. War is an altogether different thing
Dave
I wouldn't say 'not to be outdone' there unless the context was very unusual. The phrase belongs in a gentler context. People try to outdo each other at sport; or in singing or dancing competitions, say. War is an altogether different thing
Dave
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Mister Micawber Anonymous continuouslyI think you mean 'continually'.Thanks, Mister Micawber.
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