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jonaid
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 Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 8:32 am Post subject: help me construct a correct sentence |
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Hello everyone,
Is it correct to say: order can "spring up" from chaos?
I mean... does this sound good to native English speakers?
or what would a native speaker say?
cheers
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| Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2008 7:37 pm Post subject: |
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| "Emerge" would be better. "Spring up" sounds a little too dynamic. |
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jonaid
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I see your point... thanks a lot 
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jonaid
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| Posted: Sun Jan 11, 2009 8:33 am Post subject: another question |
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Hi...
I'm wondering if there is an expression in English like: good can be disguised as bad?
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jonaid
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Hi everyone... I have another question.
Is it correct to use the expression "not quite" at the end of a sentence like in the following one:
"I'm good and doing well. Not quite!" in an informal conversation?
>>no body answered my previous question! 
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redset
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| jonaid wrote: |
Hi...
I'm wondering if there is an expression in English like: good can be disguised as bad?
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There are a few phrases - you could say that something is 'a blessing in disguise', which usually means that something which seems bad is actually a very good and positive thing.
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Hi everyone... I have another question.
Is it correct to use the expression "not quite" at the end of a sentence like in the following one:
"I'm good and doing well. Not quite!" in an informal conversation?
>>no body answered my previous question! |
Saying 'not quite' like this basically means 'that's not exactly true' or 'that's not completely accurate'. You would use it in response to something that somebody else said, so in your example it sounds like you're arguing with yourself!
If you mean to say you're doing better than 'quite well', there are a few ways you could do it: 'not just quite well', 'very well', 'really well' would all work.
(By the way, it's nobody when you mean 'no person'.) |
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jonaid
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thanks redset for answering my questions and for correcting me that was really helpful.
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jonaid
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Hey folks...
I have a new question. What is the right phrase to express the feeling when you try to learn or accomplish something but you find it very difficult, particularly because of your limited skills or abilities. For example, it is said that old people can't learn as effectively as children!
In Arabic we say something like... digging into a solid rock!
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