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defrosticicle
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 Posted: Thu May 08, 2014 1:18 am Post subject: turn of events? |
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Hello teachers!
Lately I've been thinking about dealing with sudden events that happen.
Suppose i say "Well this has been a turn of events"
does this mean something bad has unexpectedly happened?
or can the saying be neutral?
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lotus
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| Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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We say:
Well, this is a sudden turn of events!
It means something unexpected happened. Most of the time it's negative, meaning it's bad news or a change that's bad.
Occasionally, it's a good turn of events!
--lotus
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defrosticicle
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| Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 5:40 am Post subject: |
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Thanks a lot! That clears things out!  |
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wanderkind
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| Posted: Sun May 11, 2014 5:25 pm Post subject: Re: turn of events? |
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| defrosticicle wrote: |
| Suppose i say "Well this has been a turn of events" |
'turn of events' is not very informative, so it is almost ALWAYS preceded by a descriptor that explains what kind of change it was.
"sudden turn of events"
"unexpected turn of events"
"shocking turn of events"
"fortunate turn of events"
"unfortunate turn of events"
"(things/events took a) turn for the worse" is like "unfortunate turn of events" |
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