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Construction of a sentence


irmamar December 02, 2009 12:27 PM

Construction of a sentence
 
I understand the following sentence, but I think its construction is a bit strange. Is it to give emphasis?

All good looks are a snare.

I'd say: all the things that look good are a snare.

Maybe I'm wrong :thinking:

Thanks :)

Perikles December 02, 2009 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 63739)
I understand the following sentence, but I think its construction is a bit strange. Is it to give emphasis?

All good looks are a snare.

I'd say: all the things that look good are a snare.

Maybe I'm wrong :thinking:

Thanks :)

Irmamar - 'Good Looks' is a noun phrase specifically to describe a beautiful woman or a handsome man. The meaning is no wider than that.

It is similar to the saying 'Beauty is skin deep' :)

Edit: Looks in this case is a plural noun, not a verb.

irmamar December 02, 2009 01:46 PM

I thought it was "good-looking" :thinking:

Well, I'm really tired now :sad:

CrOtALiTo December 02, 2009 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 63739)
I understand the following sentence, but I think its construction is a bit strange. Is it to give emphasis?

All good looks are a snare.

I'd say: all the things that look good are a snare.

Maybe I'm wrong :thinking:

Thanks :)

It's better that you say ( All the things that look good are a dust.

I hope you can understand my example.

pjt33 December 02, 2009 05:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by irmamar (Post 63750)
I thought it was "good-looking" :thinking:

Well, I'm really tired now :sad:

Good-looking: adj.
Good looks: sust.

He is good-looking :good:
He has good looks :bad:
His good looks make him stand out in a crowd :good:
He is so good-looking that he stands out in a crowd :good:

irmamar December 03, 2009 02:33 AM

OK. Thanks.


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