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| Would you help me check if the sentences below have any grammatical mistakes or not? 1. “Daydream about your girl, huh?” he mocked at Lionel first thing in his usually nastiest way. 2. “Looks like your girl got snatched by someone else,” said Tham from behind. (Is 'snatched' a suitable word?) Thanks so much! Regards, Kenneth |
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1. Daydreaming about your girl.....he was mocked by.......... 2. Looks like your girl is with someone else....... |
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| snatched is fine |
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first thing... what? Where's that superlative coming from? Nastiest? Where are the less-nasty cousins? -Nah- |
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Back to the original question - it is easier to make corrections when the context is given. You may want to say - he teased Lionel in his usual nasty way. |
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-Nah- Last edited by Casiopea; 10-Dec-2004 at 12:26. Reason: Does not contribute to the original poster's question. |
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| In my view, the more opinions expressed here the better - even if they don't agree. |
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1. He mocked Lionel, first thing, in his usual nasty way, "Daydream about your girl, huh?" Either "Daydream" or "Daydreaming", as twostep suggests, works. "Daydream" is short for "You will daydream about your girl, huh?" As for the phrase 'usually nastiest way', it's rather odd, as Nahualli points out. What about? his usual nasty way his usual nastiest of ways |
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Twostep: Daydreaming about your girl.....he was mocked by.......... Nahualli: Where's that superlative coming from? Nastiest? Where are the less-nasty cousins? From where I stand, I see that Nahualli's response address the superlative "nastiest", which your post does not. So in all fairness, Nahualli has indeed complied with the rules of this forum by "suggesting [a] more appropriate [way] of express[ing] the original poster's sentence 1. Quote:
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Please remember that if a poster asks a question, the assumption is that s/he's not just looking for an answer, but that s/he's also looking for an explanation. |
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