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I don't like his prolix way of speaking with his public, he's always using big words that ordinary people can hardly understand. Does this sound natural?
- English (US)
A little unnatural
"I don't like his long-winded way of speaking to the public. He's always using big words that ordinary people can hardly understand."
"prolix" is a big word that ordinary people can't understand, lol. I've never heard of it before!
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- English (US)
A little unnatural
What I would write:
I don't like the way he speaks to the public. He uses big words that most people don't understand.
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- English (US)
A little unnatural
"I don't like his long-winded way of speaking to the public. He's always using big words that ordinary people can hardly understand."
"prolix" is a big word that ordinary people can't understand, lol. I've never heard of it before!
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