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11 May 2017
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"He fucked up. he was busted during having sex with a jailbait by her parents. she also went behind him." Does this sound natural?
"He fucked up. he was busted during having sex with a jailbait by her parents. she also went behind him." Does this sound natural?
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11 May 2017
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- English (US)
Unnatural
"He fucked up. He was caught having sex with some jailbait. On top of that, I hear he was caught by her parents. She also went behind his back."
The last sentence doesn't have any relevance to the information given so I'd omit it if I were you.
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- English (US)
Unnatural
"He fucked up. He was caught having sex with some jailbait. On top of that, I hear he was caught by her parents. She also went behind his back."
The last sentence doesn't have any relevance to the information given so I'd omit it if I were you.
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@deerking oh,
does "on top of that" mean 'what's worse is that"??
does "on top of that" mean 'what's worse is that"??
- English (US)
Unnatural
Yes, exactly. You're adding more information to an already terrible situation.
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@deerking got it! thanks alot!
how about the other way around?
can i say it to add information to an already positive situation?
how about the other way around?
can i say it to add information to an already positive situation?
- English (US)
Unnatural
Absolutely.
A: "I just bought this new jacket and shirt for 30% off."
B: "Wow, that's a really good deal."
A: "Ya! On top of that the sales clerk gave me this lip gloss free!"
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@deerking ahhh okay i appreciate it:))
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