Questions tagged [sentence-request]
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Formally say "thank you for taking the time and effort in doing something"
I hope the question is not too silly, but I think it may help others too.
I want to thank the professors that are writing reference letters to me. I thought I'd put this at the end of my email requesting the aforementioned letters:
1) Thank you…
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Does "Do I misunderstand something?" sound natural?
What's the natural way to express that you are not sure if your opposite opinion/conclusion is 100% correct, and politely ask if you misunderstand something.
Does "Do I misunderstand something?" sound natural?
For example:
Alice: "1+1=2"
Bob: "I…
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When a bad intention turns to a bad happening to that person
In my mother language there is a proverb which says: "someone who digs the well, is at the end of the well himself." [direct translation]
It is used when someone is going to do something bad to someone else and than bad intention turns to a bad…
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If God wishes, an enemy can become a source of good
Suppose a malicious partner cons you and takes away lots of money from you. You bring up this matter to a wise person who has experienced the ups and downs of life and want to consult him; that individual tends to give hope to you; in these…
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You have to face the consequences of your actions; good or bad (AmE)
There is a proverb in my language which says: "You have to face the consequences of your actions; good or bad." I was wondering if someone could let me know if the following proverbs sound natural to indicate the same concept. If not, then I would…
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When everyone looks bad to a bad individual
In my language, there is a saying which says a bad person would habitually consider everyone to him/herself just because his essenزe / nature is not clear. I have found a proverb in my dictionary of proverbs and colloquialism, but I need to get a…
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When one's look is the index of their mood
In my mother language, there is a proverb which says:
"It is absolutely easy to guess how one feels in which mood he /she is from their face / look / appearance." I have found three sentences in this regard in English; which one sounds more natural…
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Is this expression " I kind of don't think so" correct?
If someone asked me whether I agree with him and I want to say I don't that agree with the idea. Can I say " I kind of don't think so" or "I kind of think so"? The "kind of " seems a little strange to me, I don't know if it's correctly used or…
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Let's play on/for a ticket to... / Let's play on/for a the lunch check etc
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How would you say let's play (i.e. cards, backgammon etc.) for money as a bet?
Does the sentence below make sense and sound idiomatic and natural to you:
Let's play on bet.
I searched it in NGram and google, but the result was almost…
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How to say all questions are easy when you find out their answers in AmE?
How we can say: it is easy to understand what you could have done to prevent something bad from happening after it has happened
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Imagine someone asks you a question and you don't know the precise answer and when they say you, you say: "oh, I knew…
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Labor pains are some of the worst kinds of the pains
How one should say a particular type of pain lie the labor pain is one of the most severe ones that a person / woman can experience in their lives?
I was wondering if my following sentences work in this situation:
Labor pains are some of the worst…
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Let it happen, you'll cure it or forget it once
When someone is dealing with a big difficulty, there is a proverb in my language which says: "die or cure". It means if there is a way to solve the problem then do it in any possible way, and if not forget about it and then don't worry about it…
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When someone takes no use of what they know (their specialty)
In my language there is a proverb which says often people take no use of what they know (especially their profession). E.g a potter (who creates mud jugs) never has a beautiful / good etc. jug himself.
I have found in some translated pages the…
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Religious appearance
In my mother language, there is a proverb which says: "Religious appearance is no a sign of being a religious person at all"; I've found two sentences in a local dictionary of proverbs and colloquialism. I would be thankful if you let me know which…
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Appropriate sentence
There is a task. Put words in the sentences into correct order.
For /a day/ of/for/ task/ and/ time/ spend/ more/ for/ it/ example/ limit / don't/ some/ set/ one/ hour/ a
My sentence: For example set a limit of one hour a day for this task and…
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