This fan is not very good

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Untaught88

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Hi,

Is "This fan is not very good. It doesn't give enough air" correct?
 

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The first sentence is OK. The second isn't. Fans don't "give air". Do you mean it doesn't produce enough cool air or that the air it produces isn't cool enough?
 

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Say It doesn't move enough air.​ Fans don't cool or heat air; they just move it around.
 

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Alternatively, you could also say It's not powerful enough.
 

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Or that it's not very effective.
 
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