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sober
Hi, I have the following two sentences that wonder if they are correct. If not, can you tell me the mistakes? Thanks ^_^
1) For a long time, I haven't seen her on such a sober like this moment.
2) For a long time, I haven't seen her in sobriety like this moment.
Also, in the following one, I wonder if the words in bracket are interchangeable with the word right before it.
1) There are 10 examinations waiting (awaiting) for you, whether (no matter) you're ready or not.
^_^
Last edited by morning; 25-Apr-2006 at 17:25.
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Re: sober
Good evening, Morning,
1) For a long time, I haven't seen her on such a sober like this moment.
— Not quite correct. You could change it too:
1a) I haven't seen her as sober as this for a long time.
2) For a long time, I haven't seen her in sobriety like this moment.
— Change to e.g.
2a) I haven't seen her in a state of such sobriety for a long time.
(But it sounds a little stilted.)
3) There are 10 examinations waiting (awaiting) for you, whether (no matter) you're ready or not.
— Here, you need "waiting": you "wait for something", or you "await something". (But "wait for" is more idiomatic, here.)
Bye
MrP
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Re: sober
^___^ Thanks a lot for your help, MrPedantic. I learn new stuff each time I come to this forum. So nice to be a member here!
Thanks again!
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Re: sober
You're welcome – post again!
MrP
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