Should be worth it

[Rachel Adams]

Hello.

Is this sentence correct and does it convey the idea correctly?

'Whatever he is telling or promising you should be worth it.' In other words don't give that person false promises.

 

[jutfrank]

Unfortunately not. Perhaps you mean something like this:

He shouldn't make promises he can't keep.


It seems you've completely misunderstood the sense of be worth.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Let me explain the context. In Russian while I was reading an article the word that was used in that text was worthy. If translated word for word from Russian it is you should give worthy promises. Your promises should be worth/worthwhile considering. If that makes sense.

 

[jutfrank]

In Russian while I was reading an article the word that was used in that text was worthy.

Why did a Russian article include an English word?

If translated word for word from Russian it is you should give worthy promises. Your promises should be worth/worthwhile considering. If that makes sense.

Don't translate word for word from Russian.

If you try to tell us clearly what you mean, we'll tell you how best to say it.

 

[Rachel Adams]

Why did a Russian article include an English word?


Don't translate word for word from Russian.

If you try to tell us clearly what you mean, we'll tell you how best to say it.

It didn't have an English word. I tried to translate it. For practice. So the newly suggested sentences are wrong too. Right?