
06-Apr-2009, 18:24
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 | Harmless drudge | | Join Date: Jul 2006
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Re: work out Quote:
Originally Posted by undeddy Can I use this verb in this kind of situations: 'And how does it work out for everyone?  (Here I want to ask: how can you apply this idea for them?' ; 'Actually, it doesn't work out well/ any better...for them. (I want to say that something has a different effect on those people)' | The positive question is fine, because it allows for A [typo] range of outcomes, from 'very badly' to 'very well'; the negative question needs an extra word or phrase to describe the outcome.
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Last edited by BobK; 07-Apr-2009 at 12:37.
Reason: Fixed typo
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