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Addyaddy Posted 14 years ago
Grammar
Your action reflect on you.
Your action reflect on you.
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You actions reflect you.
What do these sentences mean? Please differentiate between the two.
Thanks.
vs.
You actions reflect you.
What do these sentences mean? Please differentiate between the two.
Thanks.
Top answer
Your action reflects (with an s) well on you. ) Your actions reflect well on you. ) What you did makes you look like a good person.
- Your action reflects (with an s) well on you.
- ) Your actions reflect well on you.
- ) What you did makes you look like a good person.
- You could say "poorly" instead of "well" if they make you look bad.
- I don't find it very natural to just say "they reflect on you" without saying HOW they reflect on you.
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Your action reflects (with an s) well on you. (One thing - saving a child from drowning, for example.)
Your actions reflect well on you. (Many things - how you generally conduct yourself.)
What you did makes you look like a good person.
You could say "poorly" instead of "well" if they make you look bad.
I don't find it very natural to just say "they reflect on you"
Your actions reflect well on you. (Many things - how you generally conduct yourself.)
What you did makes you look like a good person.
You could say "poorly" instead of "well" if they make you look bad.
I don't find it very natural to just say "they reflect on you"
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