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"I heard he had finished it in just an hour."
"What a guy. I would take a whole day or so."
Does this sound natural?
"I heard he had finished it in just an hour."
"What a guy. I would take a whole day or so."
Does this sound natural?
"What a guy. I would take a whole day or so."
Does this sound natural?
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the second quote and second sentence seems awkward maybe
It would take me a whole day or so
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