Why cant I say that a window is 'too open'??

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Why cant I say that a window is 'too open'??

Post by cftranslate » Wed Aug 11, 2004 5:40 pm

Being a non-native teaching Englsih speakers some student laughed at me when I told some other student to close the window because it was "too open"'. Does is sound that funny?? What can I say instead??
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Post by Lorikeet » Wed Aug 11, 2004 6:44 pm

Hmm, maybe say, "The window is open too wide." ?
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Post by LarryLatham » Fri Aug 13, 2004 3:50 am

...or "open too far." Or even, "too far open."

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