Question Hi, everyone Could you help me with a few questions? Please. 1) Does it sound odd to say "You aren't very modest, are you?"? What about "I am not in the slightest/least jealous of you"? Do

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Question Hi, everyone Could you help me with a few questions? Please. 1) Does it sound odd to say "You aren't very modest, are you?"? What about "I am not in the slightest/least jealous of you"? Does it sound odd to use "not in the slightest/least" that way? 2) What does "I am eight for 28 this month" mean? 3)What do you say when your doctor give you a note that allows you to stay off work/school for a period of time? What could you say? "I won't work today. I am on a sick leave for one month".. "I will be out for a month" "I will be off work for a month".. Could you give me some examples? 4) Finally, let us say you ate a lot yesterday, then you say "Today I will go really hard on my workout" "go full throttle at my workout".. Do they sound odd? Thank you very much

2017年2月16日 22:30

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Hi, I'm a native American English speaker. 1) "You aren't very modest are you?" sounds perfectly fine. Using "not in the slightest/least" sounds a little old-fashioned or formal. Using "not at all" sounds much better. 2) I have no clue. 3) "I will be out for a month with a cold/flu/whatever you're sick with." "I'm taking sick leave for a month." 4) That sounds a little odd. Maybe just say, "Today I'm going hard on my workout" or "I'm going all out on my workout." Or "I'm going to work it off today."

2017年2月16日

#2 I don't get either. (a number ) out of (a number) means you are keeping track of something, like a goal. The person has achieved 8 out of 28 of something or in regards to time has been doing something 8 days out of 28 days for example. #3 we also say "I'm off sick today./I'll be off sick for a month." #4 we could also say : "I'm going to double up on my workout."

2017年2月16日

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