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1 Apr 2017
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Hii ~
I'm currently studying to take the CAE exam and yesterday i found this phrase, could you please help me to fill the gap?
"But the zoo is indeed now offering visitors the chance to see those ancient creatures, or, ....... I'm honest, to see some extraordinarily realistic models of them."
I can't think of anything ahahah
Thank you
Hii ~
I'm currently studying to take the CAE exam and yesterday i found this phrase, could you please help me to fill the gap?
"But the zoo is indeed now offering visitors the chance to see those ancient creatures, or, ....... I'm honest, to see some extraordinarily realistic models of them."
I can't think of anything ahahah
Thank you
I'm currently studying to take the CAE exam and yesterday i found this phrase, could you please help me to fill the gap?
"But the zoo is indeed now offering visitors the chance to see those ancient creatures, or, ....... I'm honest, to see some extraordinarily realistic models of them."
I can't think of anything ahahah
Thank you
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1 Apr 2017
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- English (UK)
Sort of. It means the same thing as "to be honest".
In my opinion the sentence would sound better as "But the zoo is indeed now offering visitors the chance to see those ancient creatures or, to be honest, to see some extraordinarily realistic models of them."
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- English (UK)
- Italian
- English (UK)
Sort of. It means the same thing as "to be honest".
In my opinion the sentence would sound better as "But the zoo is indeed now offering visitors the chance to see those ancient creatures or, to be honest, to see some extraordinarily realistic models of them."
- Italian
Oh got it! "To be honest" sounds definitely better ahah thank you so much! I really appreciated your help :)

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