Chan-Seung Lee
Joined: 03 Dec 2005
Posts: 1032
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 Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 5:33 am Post subject: right |
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| Don't forget to give the gift of giving this holiday season. You heard that right: Receiving presents can actually be considered a gift. Each time you get a present from a friend or loved one, you are helping them out. That's because scientists have found that there are more benefits to giving a gift than to receiving one. So why not help others feel good about themselves by allowing them to give you stuff? |
1.What's the meaning of 'right' in 'You heard that right.'
2.What does 'You heard that right.' mean?
3.I think that 'more benefits to giving a gift than to receiving one.' is not right, instead 'more benefits of giving a gift than of receiving one.' is right. Could you let me know if I'm right?
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kaijia
Joined: 10 Sep 2006
Posts: 3
Location: UK
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| Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 4:20 pm Post subject: your questions |
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1 & 2- Put another way, 'You heard that correctly.' It means the statement could be misunderstood because it is not what is traditionally said. It's just a way of making clear to the reader that the writer of the statement means exactly what they've written or said. So right means correctly.
3 - 'more benefits to giving a gift than to receiving one' is correct. In this case, you need to look at the phrases 'giving a gift' and 'receiving a gift' as a way of life. Put another way, 'there are more benefits to 'doing this act' or CONNECTED TO this act'. It is not easy to understand, I know.
I hope that helps. If not, you can leave a pm for me here or email me at [email protected]. My name is Gary, and I am a native English speaker living in the UK.
Okay, bye for now, and take care.
Gary |
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