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New2grammar

#534273 Sun, 29 Jun 08 04:44 PM

Don't jump off a 30 feet high platfrom into a kid pool. Not only would you hurt yourself, you would look like an idiot. It would be twice as bad.

1. Is twice as bad used correctly here? What does it mean?

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#534291 Sun, 29 Jun 08 05:15 PM

Hi,
It's OK. The idea is that looking like an idiot is twice as bad as hurting yourself.
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#534295 Sun, 29 Jun 08 05:23 PM

One more question, How to express the incident as two bads, hurting yourself and looking like an idiot?
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Clive

#534298 Sun, 29 Jun 08 05:27 PM

Hi,
Don't jump off a 30 feet high platfrom into a kid pool. Not only would you hurt yourself, you would look like an idiot. It would be twice as bad.

Don't jump off a 30 feet high platfrom into a kid pool. You'll hurt yourself and you'll look like an idiot.

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New2grammar

#534300 Sun, 29 Jun 08 05:35 PM

My English failed me again. Sorry. I wanted to rephrase "It would be twice as bad" as "you would get two bads" or something natural that has the same meaning.

Another example,
Don't invest in the stock. Not only will you lose your reputation, you will lose all your savings.
That'll be a double setback??( Something that's the opposite of one stone kills two birds)

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Clive

#534317 Sun, 29 Jun 08 06:41 PM

Hi,

My English failed me again. Sorry. I wanted to rephrase "It would be twice as bad" as "you would get two bads" or something natural that has the same meaning.

Another example,
Don't invest in the stock. Not only will you lose your reputation, you will lose all your savings.
That'll be a double setback??<<< this is OK.
( Something that's the opposite of one stone kills two birds)
As a slang expression, that would be a double whammy.
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