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Does this sound natural?
“Sometimes not saying anything is better than saying something.”
Does this sound natural?
“Sometimes not saying anything is better than saying something.”
“Sometimes not saying anything is better than saying something.”
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31 Mar 2023
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@brandun I think 2 is more common
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@pomjoep What about this? Does this sound natural?
Sometimes saying nothing is better than saying something.
Sometimes saying nothing is better than saying something.
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@pomjoep Then which sounds more natural to you?
1. Sometimes not saying anything is better than saying something.
2. Sometimes saying nothing is better than saying something.
1. Sometimes not saying anything is better than saying something.
2. Sometimes saying nothing is better than saying something.
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@pomjoep Thanks. Do both of these sound natural to you?
1. You have a silver tongue.
2. You’re silver-tongued.
1. You have a silver tongue.
2. You’re silver-tongued.
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@brandun if that’s an idiom, I’ve never heard of it 😅
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@pomjoep Ok. Which of these sounds more natural?
1. My listening skills should be improved.
2. My listening skills should improve.
1. My listening skills should be improved.
2. My listening skills should improve.
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@brandun they both are a little odd, I would say “I need to improve my listening skills”
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@pomjoep What about these two?
1. Your listening skills should be improved.
2. Your listening skills should improve.
1. Your listening skills should be improved.
2. Your listening skills should improve.
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@brandun I still think the restructured version sounds better here
You should improve your listening skills
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@pomjoep Ok. Thanks. What about these two?
1. Your English should be improved.
2. Your English should improve.
1. Your English should be improved.
2. Your English should improve.
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@brandun same answer “you should improve your English”
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