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Alc24 Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
You name it, it is
How would you say this?
1 This apartment is small, dark, ugly. You name it, it is it.
2 The apartment is everything you want it to be.
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1 This apartment is small, dark, ugly. You name it, it is it.
2 The apartment is everything you want it to be.
Thanks
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#2 is perfectly natural. #1 would be idiomatic if you were to omit the last clause. I'd suggest simply including "you name it" in the series, rather than making it a separate sentence.
- #2 is perfectly natural.
- #1 would be idiomatic if you were to omit the last clause.
- I'd suggest simply including "you name it" in the series, rather than making it a separate sentence.
- I've never heard "it is it," although it logically follows.
- " For those who are unfamiliar with "you name it," it follows a list of pejoratives, suggesting that no bad descriptor you might think of would not apply.
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#2 is perfectly natural.
#1 would be idiomatic if you were to omit the last clause.
I'd suggest simply including "you name it" in the series, rather than making it a separate sentence. I've never heard "it is it," although it logically follows. "You name it" as an idiom is well understood, and needs no "clarification."
For those who are unfamiliar with "you name it," it f
#1 would be idiomatic if you were to omit the last clause.
I'd suggest simply including "you name it" in the series, rather than making it a separate sentence. I've never heard "it is it," although it logically follows. "You name it" as an idiom is well understood, and needs no "clarification."
For those who are unfamiliar with "you name it," it f
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