J Ju Key Member Joined Nov 6, 2006 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Chinese Home Country Hong Kong Current Location Hong Kong Mar 21, 2021 #1 His handwriting is very poor that I can't read. Can I say: His handwriting is "awful or careless or illegible or scratchy or sloppy or scribbled"?
His handwriting is very poor that I can't read. Can I say: His handwriting is "awful or careless or illegible or scratchy or sloppy or scribbled"?
R Rover_KE Moderator Staff member Joined Jun 20, 2010 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country England Current Location England Mar 21, 2021 #2 The original sentence is ungrammatical. Did you write it yourself? I'd say 'His handwriting is so poor that I can't read it', or 'His handwriting is awful/terrible/illegible; I can't read it'.
The original sentence is ungrammatical. Did you write it yourself? I'd say 'His handwriting is so poor that I can't read it', or 'His handwriting is awful/terrible/illegible; I can't read it'.
G GoesStation No Longer With Us (RIP) Joined Dec 22, 2015 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language American English Home Country United States Current Location United States Mar 21, 2021 #3 Ju said: Can I say: His handwriting is "awful" or "careless" or "illegible" or "scratchy" or "sloppy" or "scribbled"? Click to expand... See the correct use of quotation marks above.
Ju said: Can I say: His handwriting is "awful" or "careless" or "illegible" or "scratchy" or "sloppy" or "scribbled"? Click to expand... See the correct use of quotation marks above.
J Ju Key Member Thread starter Joined Nov 6, 2006 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Chinese Home Country Hong Kong Current Location Hong Kong Mar 21, 2021 #4 Rover_KE said: The original sentence is ungrammatical. Did you write it yourself? I'd say 'His handwriting is so poor that I can't read it', or 'His handwriting is awful/terrible/illegible; I can't read it'. Click to expand... Yes, I wrote it by myself and I understand my mistake now.
Rover_KE said: The original sentence is ungrammatical. Did you write it yourself? I'd say 'His handwriting is so poor that I can't read it', or 'His handwriting is awful/terrible/illegible; I can't read it'. Click to expand... Yes, I wrote it by myself and I understand my mistake now.
T Tdol No Longer With Us (RIP) Staff member Joined Nov 13, 2002 Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location Japan Mar 21, 2021 #5 What would you mean by careless- it means that he might use the wrong word, spell something incorrectly, etc. It doesn't necessarily make it impossible to read.
What would you mean by careless- it means that he might use the wrong word, spell something incorrectly, etc. It doesn't necessarily make it impossible to read.
