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[Sina]

can you tell me if the following sentence is that right: "It would be much wiser to establish a democracy-as for example in germany. If the queen is just allowed to sign laws anyway which she even can't prevent from passing, I really don' t regard the persistence of Britain's monarchy as quite necessary". Thanks for reading.
Do you know other words for "quite, pretty, rather..": I think it is pretty good...."
And can someone tell me another word for "when"? At all people speaking english! For example: When i am playing football, I usually get exhausted.Is there another possibility to exchange "when"??
Thanks very much

[Bob S.]

If the queen is just allowed to sign laws which she even can't prevent from passing anyway,
put the "anyway" at the end.

[Sina]

thanks fpr your help.
I just want to know another expression for "when"...
....and for "really".
Is it true that the english speaking people usually make use of "to get"? Can you tell me some examples, please? Would be nice.
Tsch�ssi,

[Sina]

but do you really use the terms (fairly, remarkably...)in front of an adjevtive? i haven't ever heard it before.???

[Bob S.]

[Sina]

thanks for your help.
where do you come from by the way?

[Bob S.]

[river1974]

"As" and "while" are common substitutes for "when". Still, there are some slight differences among the three, and I couldn't get it! Maybe some teachers here could give us a clear illustration.

[Sina]

Yes, that is a good idea. Well, to all teachers: Can you tell me another expression for "when"?
By the way, could you give me exmaples for "quite, rather". Examples which are frequently used.
Thanks.

[bud]

You could take Bob's example and switch "fairly" to either "quite" or "rather." All three versions are very natural.

Sorry, I can't think of any good replacements for "when."

[Bob S.]

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while i am playing foot ball
during a football game
foot ball makes me tired


quite good, or, rather good sounds like british rather than american english. it is still english.
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