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Does this sound natural to native speakers? "This week called for a post lunch iced coffee on what’s my Friday."
Apr 20, 2024 6:54 AM
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It doesn't sound very natural, and I agree with Chris that it's a bit confusing. You might say, "After the week I've had, I could go for a post-lunch iced coffee!"
Apr 20, 2024 12:45 PM
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Jack said that Tom was waiting for the bus when Harry arrived. There isn't just one right way to say this.
Apr 20, 2024 1:01 PM
It’s perfectly natural in speech but would be clearer written with ‘post-lunch’ . In speech we would pronounce it so that ‘post lunch’ is obviously an adjective of time modifying ‘iced coffee’. Saying “something ‘calls for’ something” is a phrasal verb meaning ‘requires’. That good news calls for a celebration. Telling her some bad news calls for some tact. Etc
Apr 21, 2024 1:24 PM
I kind of agree with the others, but if there was enough context before this sentence (e.g. we already know that Wednesday is your Friday), and if it's your style, it might be fine. Also, if we want to be really technical, I believe compound adjectives should be hyphenated, i.e. 'post-lunch iced coffee'.
Apr 21, 2024 6:00 AM
Not really. Not only is not "natural" but it is very confusing. I'm not sure what you are trying to communicate. Do you want to try and explain with more words or in a more formal style?
Apr 20, 2024 12:15 PM
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