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Can the phrase 'quick/slow on the uptake' be used this way in sentences?

 
 
imsak
 
Reply Mon 28 Jul, 2014 09:34 am
1. I'm a bit slower than him on the uptake.

2. He is much faster on the uptake than others in the classroom.

3. I'm quite slow on the english learning uptake.

Could you please check if my sentences are acceptable and understandable?

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Lustig Andrei
 
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Reply Mon 28 Jul, 2014 01:10 pm
@imsak,
The first two are OK, the third sounds awkward to me.
imsak
 
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Reply Mon 28 Jul, 2014 05:28 pm
@Lustig Andrei,
Thank you.

The third one sounds awkward, however can it possibly be understandable?
Lustig Andrei
 
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Reply Mon 28 Jul, 2014 09:36 pm
@imsak,
imsak wrote:

Thank you.

The third one sounds awkward, however can it possibly be understandable?


Yes, it's understandable but it's not the way any native speaker would phrase it.
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