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What word is appropriate here? Many singers squeeze very hard to get a good voice out; but your singing looks effortless. Many singers squeeze very hard to get a good voice out; but you look ___.I'm looking for adjs for the 2nd sentence. I don't think that EFFORTLESS can be used to describe people, do I?Many singers try very hard to get good sounds out; but you look ___.
Jun 7, 2014 4:55 AM
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Many singers spend a lot of effort to sing graciously (or to improve/perfect their singing). but you make it look effortless/natural. Note: you can write the first part of the sentence many ways. Also, just because something looks effortless or natural does not mean that it is!
June 7, 2014
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Squeeze is weird. "Many singers try so hard to get their best voice, but when you sing it looks effortless; you have a natural ability. ...or you could say, "you sing effortlessly'. You are using an adverb to modify singing and not an adjective because you are NOT modifying a noun. You are not modifying a person(noun) but rather an action(singing) done by the person. Good luck
June 7, 2014
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You could say "at ease". The first part of the sentence sounds a little clumsy by the way.
June 7, 2014
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No, you are quite right - a person can't be effortless. You could say: What you do appears/looks/seems/sounds effortless. Your singing appears/looks/seems/sounds effortless. You seems to sing effortlessly. And yes, 'squeeze' doesn't sound right here.
June 7, 2014
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