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1 Dec 2020
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Could you please tell me whether this text read well? I had some douts as to whether I should have used "more" or "longer".
Could you please tell me whether this text read well? I had some douts as to whether I should have used "more" or "longer".
Once Barney went to speak with Robin, she told him that it would at least take five minutes in order to get to know with someone. Barney did not seem to be of the same idea and so he indicated a guy sitting across the table.
He told Robin that a relationship with such a guy would not last more/longer than five minutes.
He told Robin that a relationship with such a guy would not last more/longer than five minutes.
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- Bengali Near fluent
My apologies. I missed that portion of the question.
The text you wrote reads quite well, but there are a few changes you could make for quality purposes.
The line, "Barney did not seem to be of the same idea and so he indicated a guy sitting across the table" is a bit of a run-on sentence. You could split this into two sentences.
"Barney did not seem to (have/share) the same idea. He (gestured/indicated) toward a guy sitting across the table."
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- English (US)
- Bengali Near fluent
In this context, "longer" sounds more natural to me. Both are grammatically correct, so it is the writer's choice when deciding which one to to use.
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@heckcat Ok, thanks. How about the text I wrote?
- English (US)
- Bengali Near fluent
My apologies. I missed that portion of the question.
The text you wrote reads quite well, but there are a few changes you could make for quality purposes.
The line, "Barney did not seem to be of the same idea and so he indicated a guy sitting across the table" is a bit of a run-on sentence. You could split this into two sentences.
"Barney did not seem to (have/share) the same idea. He (gestured/indicated) toward a guy sitting across the table."
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If I correct that part, does it read good then?
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Yes, it should read well after those corrections.
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