Have You Heard Of Something Like?

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Hi

Is the red part OK both in conversational English and written English? Do the sentences sound natural?

  1. Have you heard of something like a man killed his wife because she wore pink?
  2. Have you heard of something like a student finished a 500-hundred-page book in one sitting?
  3. Have you heard of something like a chicken attacked its owner ferociously?

Thanks,

Tom

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Mr. TomIs the red part OK both in conversational English and written English?

I'd say they are barely acceptable in spoken English but not at all acceptable in writing.

'heard of something like' is virtually always followed by 'this', 'that', or 'it'.

CJ

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Mr. TomDo the sentences sound natural?

They would sound more natural as "Have you heard of anything like a man killing his wife because she wore pink?" Etc.

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Thanks, CJ and Anon.

So are these fully OK (as guided by both of you)?

  1. Have you heard of something like this where a man killed his wife because she wore pink?
  2. Have you heard of something like this where a student finished a 500-hundred-page book in one sitting?

Or as Anon suggested:

Have you heard of anything like a student finishing a thick novel in one sitting?

Best regards,

Tom

EDIT: Or this?

Have you ever heard of something like this? A man killing his wife because he did not like her cooking.

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