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1 Dec 2022
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Do these sound narural and mean almost the same? Which do you think is closer to #1, #2 or #3?
#1 The future of musicians will be bleak.
#2 The future of musicians won't be bright.
#3 The future of musicians is not promising.
Do these sound narural and mean almost the same? Which do you think is closer to #1, #2 or #3?
#1 The future of musicians will be bleak.
#2 The future of musicians won't be bright.
#3 The future of musicians is not promising.
#1 The future of musicians will be bleak.
#2 The future of musicians won't be bright.
#3 The future of musicians is not promising.
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I like #3 best. It should be present tense, which only #3 is. I prefer “not promising” to “bleak”, which is a bit harsh. Bleak is used for really dire situations.
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