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Grammar and Linguistics > Is it possible to say.....?
Is it possible to say.....?
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catiahenriques
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Is it possible to say.....?
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Hi. I �ve got a doubt. To answer the question How are you? can I say - I �m serious.? Is there another word in British English (not serious) for that? Thanks a lot . Hugs Cátia |
1 Dec 2014
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isa2
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No. I �m serious means I am not joking. When you answer the question HOW ARE YOU?, you usually give information about your health or state of mind: e.g. Fine, thanks. or e.g. I don �t feel well at all. I think I am seriously ill. |
1 Dec 2014
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ninon100
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If you need to specify that you are deeply or seriously thoughtful today, it �s possible to say "I �m in pensive mood". |
1 Dec 2014
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yanogator
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I �m in a pensive mood.
Don �t forget the article.
Bruce.
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1 Dec 2014
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ninon100
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For oft, when on my couch I lie In vacant or in pensive mood, They flash upon that inward eye Which is the bliss of solitude; And then my heart with pleasure fills, And dances with the daffodils.
Wordsworth |
2 Dec 2014
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isa2
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@ ninon 100: Wordsworth �s poetic licence seems not to be for simple mortals ;-)
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2 Dec 2014
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yanogator
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Well, isa2, we may all use poetic license, but this isn �t poetry, so it doesn �t apply. Bruce |
2 Dec 2014
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isa2
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You are perfectly right, Bruce. That �s why I winked. signed: A "simple mortal" |
2 Dec 2014
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