It would be understood.Originally Posted by trueheart_205
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#1 10-Sep-2012, 18:30This price is so expensive/cheap
Hi teachers!
Is it right when I say 'This price is so expensive/cheap'?
I think we must use 'high' and 'low'
Thanks so much.
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#2 10-Sep-2012, 18:32Re: This price is so expensive/cheap
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#3 10-Sep-2012, 18:33Re: This price is so expensive/cheap
I agree with bhai that it would be understood but I agree with you that it should be "high/low" when associated with "price". Originally Posted by trueheart_205
This price is so high.
This price is so low.
This item is so expensive.
This item is so cheap.Remember - if you don't use correct capitalisation, punctuation and spacing, anything you write will be incorrect.
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#4 11-Sep-2012, 13:05Re: This price is so expensive/cheap
It's a shame that prices can now be said to be 'expensive/cheap', rather than the things themselves. Among many effects, it has caused Jack Cohen's rather neat 'Pile 'em high and sell 'em low' to be often quoted as 'Pile 'em high and sell 'em cheap'.
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