The use of 'but'

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Lrk2006

#345430 Fri, 30 Mar 07 08:21 PM

dear sirs & Madams

1- Is this sentense correct: "She is shy but she is not foolish."

and what about this one: "She is shy but not foolish."

2- One of my friends suggested that the use of 'but', here, was wrong:

"She is shy but wise."

According to him, this shows that 'a shy' is considered normally foolish. And this is not a universal truth.
Does my sentense show this (hidden) meaning?

3- Please correct any other grammatical mistakes where ever you find (them).

Lrk2006

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Doll

#345441 Fri, 30 Mar 07 08:55 PM

[link] Have a look at this post first.

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Lrk2006

#345448 Fri, 30 Mar 07 09:11 PM

you did send me to an 'adult' zone!! I really couldn't get what they all were talking about.

Please be kind. I'm new to English.

Lrk2006

Feebs11

#345461 Fri, 30 Mar 07 09:34 PM

Lrk2006 wrote:
dear sirs & Madams   - Dear everyone/Dear all would be fine. If you have to use the plural of "Madam", then it is best to use "Mesdames" (Madams has a particular connotation in English)

1- Is this sentence correct:      "She is shy but she is not foolish."

and what about this one:         "She is shy but not foolish."    Both are fine.

2- One of my friends suggested that the use of 'but' here was wrong:   commas not needed

                              "She is shy but wise."

According to him, this shows that 'a shy person' is considered normally foolish. And this is not a universal truth.
Does my sentence show this (hidden) meaning?   I don't read it as having a hidden meaning, but maybe it depends on who is reading the sentence. Perhaps "sensible" would be better after "but". "She is shy and yet wise" would be a good alternative.

3- Please correct any other grammatical mistakes where ever you find them.

Feebs11

Joined on Thu, Nov 23 2006

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Commas, Plurals

Lrk2006

#345469 Fri, 30 Mar 07 09:44 PM

i couldn't resist myself LOVING you.

thank you very much Feebs11

Lrk2006

Doll

#345613 Sat, 31 Mar 07 08:32 AM

I resent sending that post to you LRK, adult zone,eh??????????? I just wanted to help you and one more thing ,I really don't undersand what I did as to be rude!!!!!!!!!!!

Doll

Lrk2006

#345807 Sat, 31 Mar 07 08:32 PM

Doll wrote:
I resent sending that post to you LRK, adult zone,eh??????????? I just wanted to help you and one more thing ,I really don't undersand what I did as to be rude!!!!!!!!!!!

Sending a 'minor' (beginner in English) to an Adult (experts) zone is no rudeness. But you may call it a bit injustice. so i said "please be kind."

thanx anyway. if i stay in touch with 'englishforums', that zone is not far away.

Lrk2006

Doll

#345962 Sun, 01 Apr 07 11:06 AM

Anyway LRK I know it will not take long time.

Doll