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How to say that something can't not be better, worser ... (comparative form)
E.g With "bombshell"
How to say that something can't not be better, worser ... (comparative form)
E.g With "bombshell"
E.g With "bombshell"
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- English (US)
I don’t understand what you mean by “with bombshell”. Also, “worser” isn’t a word. It’s just “worse”.
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- English (US)
I'm not sure I understand, but I will give you some example sentences that may help.
Because "can't" is a contraction of "can not" you can't say "can't not", because that means "can't not". It is very rare to say this.
You probable want to use the hypothetical (couldn't) rather than the present indicative (can't).
"They couldn't make this bombshell any worse."
"They couldn't make this bombshell any better."
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- Simplified Chinese (China)
@MetRon Sorry my bad, I meant what you said.
With "bombshell" (an event or a piece of news which is unexpected and usually unpleasant)
I want to express that "It's the worst news, It couldn't be any worse" in a short way
With "bombshell" (an event or a piece of news which is unexpected and usually unpleasant)
I want to express that "It's the worst news, It couldn't be any worse" in a short way
- Simplified Chinese (China)
@bsloan7 Sorry for the unclear expression. I want to make a sentece with "bombshell" (an event or a piece of news which is unexpected and usually unpleasant)
- English (US)
There really isn't a shorter way than what you wrote.
"It's the worst news, It couldn't be any worse."
"It's the best news, It couldn't be any better."
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- English (US)
@Lee_D237 You could say:
They couldn’t have dropped a worse/bigger bombshell on us.
“Drop a bombshell” is a common collocation (a set of words that are often used together).
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- Simplified Chinese (China)
- Simplified Chinese (China)
- English (US)
@Lee_D237 No, you can’t make “news” singular or use “a” before it. It’s an uncountable noun. “It’s the best news” is probably the most natural way to say it. You could also say:
I/We couldn’t have received better news!
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- Simplified Chinese (China)
@bsloan7 What about "It couldn't be the better news"?/ "It couldn't be any better news"?. Does any make sense?
- English (US)
@Lee_D237 No, “the” and “any” are unnecessary there and sound unnatural. You can say:
It couldn’t be better news!
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