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Frank
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 ___.
7 de jun. de 2014 4:55
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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!
7 de junio de 2014
2
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
7 de junio de 2014
2
You could say "at ease". The first part of the sentence sounds a little clumsy by the way.
7 de junio de 2014
1
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.
7 de junio de 2014
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Frank
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