Are these sentences all OK? a. They feed and play with their children most of the time. b. They play with and feed their children most fo the time. c. They threaten or beat up even their own friends. d-They beat up or threaten even

Are you sure that a can't mean both 1 and 2? It is like: Nobody's car is better than mine. Nobody's car would go faster than mine. Isn't it? I am not entirely sure the third one cannot have both meanings either.

Thank you MountainHiker and David. I am not American. I thought Americans spelt it without the "u". I don't even know how I spell. As long as it is correct in one version, it is fine by me.

Doesn't this sentence have two meanings? He likes you but that doesn't mean that you can get away with anything. One meaning: He likes you but that doesn't mean that you can get away with just anything. (You can get away with some things

Bubr mentioned this one: "Did I tell you lies?" I think that's a very good one, because it's a question and at the same time a lie. A rhetorical question (pardon the spelling). Another one is: "Who? Me?!!" In the same vein, you have:

Are these sentences correct: 1-The birds flew too fast to aim at. 2-These particles move too fast to detect. 3-He works too well to fire. 4-He works too well to complain about. 1a-The birds flew too fast to aim at them. 2a-These

Thank you MountianHiker, but that was not what I meant. This cake is too big to eat in one sitting. That is too much to ask. This coat is too expensive to buy. This coat is too delicate to wear in these rough conditions. Harry is too for

Which is correct: 1-Harry is too smart to get the better of. 2-Harry is too smart to get the better of him. (meaning: Harry is too smart for me/us/anybody to get the better of him).

Thanks, I get it. I will post a related question though, because I have a problem with this structure.

Which is correct: This mountain is too high to climb to the top of. This mountain is too high to climb to the top of it.