Teleostomi  +  237636 Mon, 19 Jun 06 10:13 AM (1) He cuts it as if one would go with a machete through a soft coconut. Is this sentence natural? It's supposed to mean like this: (2) He cuts it as if one would cup up a soft coconut with a machete. Teleostomi Joined on Sat, Jun 10 2006 Regular Member 557

	nona the brit  +  237637 Mon, 19 Jun 06 10:15 AM No the sentence doesn't work. It's better to make it a simple simile. He cut it like a machete through a coconut. nona the brit Joined on Wed, Sep 22 2004 England Veteran Member 11,713 The name says it all.

	Teleostomi  +  237654 Mon, 19 Jun 06 11:04 AM Thank you for your reply! I'm novice here, and I am going to post lots of questions here, as I thought this is a great forum for us lerners. Thank you very much! Teleostomi