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Mr. Tom Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

You want me to wear this bright dress?

Hi

Is this sentence natural?

(Girl to her sister)

You want me to wear this bright dress? Excuse me, I'm going to a tea party, not a marriage ceremony.

Thanks,

Tom
  

Top answer

In terms of English it's fine. In terms of overall sense, I'm not so sure. I don't especially associate bright dresses with marriage ceremonies, and I don't especially exclude them from tea parties, so it falls a bit flat.

— Mr Wordy

  • In terms of English it's fine.
  • In terms of overall sense, I'm not so sure.
  • I don't especially associate bright dresses with marriage ceremonies, and I don't especially exclude them from tea parties, so it falls a bit flat.
  • Edit : Of course, there could be cultural differences here.
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In terms of English it's fine.

In terms of overall sense, I'm not so sure. I don't especially associate bright dresses with marriage ceremonies, and I don't especially exclude them from tea parties, so it falls a bit flat.


Edit: Of course, there could be cultural differences here.
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