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Thread: is it natural english?
- 29-Mar-2005, 11:30 #1Unregistered Guest
is it natural english? "Our get-together had been mischievously delayed for a few times."
is it natural english? if not, how to express the same meaning in a native way?
- 29-Mar-2005, 13:07 #2
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Teacher Re: is it natural english? Our get-together had been ___ delayed a few times.
Firstly, get rid of 'for'. I don't think 'mischievously' sounds very natural. I'm not sure what you want to say- irritatingly/unexpectedly???
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