M Mitch1771 New member Joined Aug 17, 2020 Member Type Student or Learner Native Language Spanish Home Country Chile Current Location Chile Aug 17, 2020 #1 Is this correct grammatically? She's very optimistic and emotional. She hates watching sad movies or listening to sad music. Last edited by a moderator: Aug 17, 2020
Is this correct grammatically? She's very optimistic and emotional. She hates watching sad movies or listening to sad music.
probus Moderator Staff member Joined Jan 7, 2011 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Canada Aug 17, 2020 #2 Re: Is this correct grammatically? The grammar is fine. I'd prefer and to or in the second sentence, but that is a very small point. Last edited: Aug 17, 2020
Re: Is this correct grammatically? The grammar is fine. I'd prefer and to or in the second sentence, but that is a very small point.
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 Aug 17, 2020 #3 Welcome to the forum, Mitch. Please note that I have changed your thread title and put your question into the main body of your post. Extract from the Posting Guidelines: 'Thread titles should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.'
Welcome to the forum, Mitch. Please note that I have changed your thread title and put your question into the main body of your post. Extract from the Posting Guidelines: 'Thread titles should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed.'
T tedmc VIP Member Joined Apr 16, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Chinese Home Country Malaysia Current Location Malaysia Aug 18, 2020 #4 Optimistic and emotional are opposite attributes, so would optimistic but emotional be better?
probus Moderator Staff member Joined Jan 7, 2011 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Canada Aug 18, 2020 #5 I don't see opposition between optimistic and emotional. Why can't a person be both at once?
T tedmc VIP Member Joined Apr 16, 2014 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Chinese Home Country Malaysia Current Location Malaysia Aug 18, 2020 #6 They are positive and negative attributes to me.
probus Moderator Staff member Joined Jan 7, 2011 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Canada Aug 18, 2020 #7 Many if not most people have both positive and negative attributes. To take an egregious example, Ted Bundy was strikingly handsome, charming, and apparently very attractive to women. On the negative side he was rather fond of murdering them. Last edited: Aug 18, 2020
Many if not most people have both positive and negative attributes. To take an egregious example, Ted Bundy was strikingly handsome, charming, and apparently very attractive to women. On the negative side he was rather fond of murdering them.
emsr2d2 Moderator Staff member Joined Jul 28, 2009 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country UK Current Location UK Aug 18, 2020 #8 There's nothing negative about being emotional. Being over-emotional might be an issue. Maybe you could say she was optimistic and sensitive.
There's nothing negative about being emotional. Being over-emotional might be an issue. Maybe you could say she was optimistic and sensitive.