Are these both phrases correct?
R Rollercoaster1 Senior Member Joined Oct 28, 2015 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Urdu Home Country Pakistan Current Location Pakistan Mar 20, 2016 #1 Are these both phrases correct?
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Mar 20, 2016 #2 The first is not grammatical. He/she is a bit shy. "Shy" is an adjective, not a noun, so you can't have "a bit of shy".
The first is not grammatical. He/she is a bit shy. "Shy" is an adjective, not a noun, so you can't have "a bit of shy".
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 20, 2016 #3 Babarbutt said: Are [STRIKE]these both[/STRIKE] both these phrases correct? Click to expand... `
R Rollercoaster1 Senior Member Joined Oct 28, 2015 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Urdu Home Country Pakistan Current Location Pakistan Mar 20, 2016 #4 Rover_KE said: ` Click to expand... If that's the case of correcting my phrase, I would be happier if you had corrected it as "are both of these phrases correct"?
Rover_KE said: ` Click to expand... If that's the case of correcting my phrase, I would be happier if you had corrected it as "are both of these phrases correct"?
engee30 Key Member Joined Apr 1, 2006 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language Polish Home Country Poland Current Location England Mar 20, 2016 #5 Babarbutt said: If that's the case of correcting my phrase, I would be happier if you had corrected it as "Are both of these phrases correct"? Click to expand... Well, there's gratitude for you. :-| Your correction does not make much of a difference there, to be frank. Americans appear to use that version more than the Brits do, though.
Babarbutt said: If that's the case of correcting my phrase, I would be happier if you had corrected it as "Are both of these phrases correct"? Click to expand... Well, there's gratitude for you. :-| Your correction does not make much of a difference there, to be frank. Americans appear to use that version more than the Brits do, though.
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, 2016 #6 Regardless of variant, the original did need correcting.