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1 Feb 2017
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English (US)
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Korean
Question about English (US)
He became quite stout by eating too much. does this sound natural?
He became quite stout by eating too much. does this sound natural?
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- English (US)
A little unnatural
He became quite stout *from eating too much.
This sounds a bit too formal for everyday speech though. We don't use the words quite or stout in everyday conversation.
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