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Originally Posted by navi tasan Are these sentences all correct and if they are, do they mean exactly the same thing:
1-You did a bad thing to talk to him.
2-You did a bad thing talking to him.
3-You did a bad thing by talking to him.. |
1.
No.
2.
No.
3.
No.
Try: "Talking to him was a bad idea."
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Originally Posted by navi tasan 4-You made a mistake to talk to him.
5-You made a mistake talking to him.
6-You made a mistake by talking to him. |
4.
No.
5.
No.
6.
No.
Try: "It was a mistake to talk to him."
Or: "Talking to him was a mistake."
While I may have made a mistake, to disagree with me would probably be a bad idea. :)
Cordially,
RonBee
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