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Swim4life
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 Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 4:44 pm Post subject: motivational words |
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I like to teach my students through motivational quotes and words, and sometimes I coine some. Please find the motivational phrase below and let me know if it sounds natural:
Success comes from doing what you love, what you are really good at, and never give up; the difference between success and failure is persistence.
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lotus
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:28 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Swim4life,
Try:
Success comes from doing what you really love and what you're really good at; and never giving up. The difference between success and failure is persistence.
Some really good motivational advice.
--lotus
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Swim4life
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:47 pm Post subject: |
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| Thanks Lotus. So it's semi-colon ( ; ) instead of comma (,) after "...good at"? |
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lotus
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| Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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After some thought, I believe you are correct. A semicolon separates two clauses. "Never giving up" is not a clause. It is a phrase.
I might change it to this:
Success comes from doing what you really love in what you're really good at, and never giving up. The difference between success and failure is persistence.
--lotus
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Swim4life
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| Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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| Very helpful. Thanks. |
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