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Does this sound natural?
“They don’t rush to have a kid.”
Does this sound natural?
“They don’t rush to have a kid.”
“They don’t rush to have a kid.”
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@themerrygo Yes, I know that’s correct. I’m just wondering if the sentence would still be correct as I have it. 😂
- English (US)
"They aren't rushing to have a kid."
Continuous tense sounds more natural here.
And yes, you can say both baby and kid. 👍
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- Simplified Chinese (China)
@Tieguy Thank you! So you mean, “they aren’t rushing to have a kid” sounds more natural than “they don’t rush to have a kid”, right?
- English (US)
- Simplified Chinese (China)
@Tieguy Then what about these two? Which sounds more natural to you?
1. They aren’t rushing to have a kid.
2. They aren’t rushing into having a kid.
1. They aren’t rushing to have a kid.
2. They aren’t rushing into having a kid.
- English (US)
@studiousboy They're both natural, but the first one's more common.
You can say "rush to" and "rush into" when talking about making a hasty decision.
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- Simplified Chinese (China)
@Tieguy Thank you! Can you look over these sentences and tell me which sentences sound natural and which don’t?
1. He’s not rushing into marriage again.
2. He’s not rushing into marrying again.
3. He’s not rushing into getting married again.
1. He’s not rushing into marriage again.
2. He’s not rushing into marrying again.
3. He’s not rushing into getting married again.
- English (US)
@studiousboy They're all correct, but 1 is the most natural. 2 sounds a bit weird. 3 is also natural.
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- Simplified Chinese (China)
- English (US)
@studiousboy Yup, it's correct and natural
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- Simplified Chinese (China)
@Tieguy Then what’s the difference in meaning between these two? Can you tell me?
1. She looked me in the eyes.
2. She looked me in the eye.
1. She looked me in the eyes.
2. She looked me in the eye.
- English (US)
@studiousboy In this case they mean the same thing, she looked at both of this person's eyes.
But when eyes are used in an idiomatic way, it's usually singular.
"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder" meaning beauty is subjective.
"He couldn't look her in the eye" meaning he was too embarrassed to talk to her.
When we're talking about actual eyes, it's usually plural.
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- Simplified Chinese (China)
@Tieguy Ok. Thank you! So these two sentences mean the same thing and both sound natural, right?
1. She looked me in the eyes.
2. She looked me in the eye.
1. She looked me in the eyes.
2. She looked me in the eye.
- English (US)
- English (US)
@studiousboy They're both natural and correct. Sorry for the late response
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