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Tue 16 Aug, 2016 06:24 am
1. He looked more surprised than annoyed when asked if he had done such a thing.
2. She looks more lovely than beautiful.
3. You should be more happy than sad to be singled out to do that job.
@imsak,
Quote:1. He looked more surprised than annoyed when asked if he had done such a thing.
Okay tho I'da switched the phrases
Quote:2. She looks more lovely than beautiful.
Probably okay if only we had some context
3. See 1.
@imsak,
imsak wrote:2. She looks more lovely than beautiful.
This doesn't actually mean anything, since 'lovely', when used to describe a woman's appearance, is synonymous with 'beautiful'.
@contrex,
Quote:is synonymous with 'beautiful'.
Yea Con, just why need context
@dalehileman,
dalehileman wrote:Yea Con, just why need context
Why? It's like saying "the car is more blue than azure". It's slotting words together like Lego bricks without thinking about the meaning. There isn't gouing to be any 'context'.
And, yet again, you are wrong.
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