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in english, is it grammatically correct to say, you were good enough to win me in Monopoly
In standard English or any regional Englishes?
In standard English or any regional Englishes?
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I am not a teacher and can't remember all the words, but I think it can be like this:
Someone beats someone else.
I think 'beat' requires a fight, or something like that, a competition.
Bella always wins the race.
Bella wins a competition and of course, she beats every competitor.
John earns lots of money every year.
I think it has to be deserved, John deverves the money he earns.
A teacher can clarify this for us. :-D
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in english, is it grammatically correct to say, you were good enough to win me in Monopolyquote]
No, never. The correct way is to use the word 'beat' : 'you were clever enough to beat me at Monopoly'.
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