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Do these 2 mean the same thing?
« on: November 12, 2008, 10:48:10 pm »
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"She is not only beautiful but also has a good personality and is very versatile."

"She is not only beautiful but also well-tempered and very versatile."

Do these 2 mean the same thing? Which one is grammatically correct? and are well-tempered + good personally mean the same thing?
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Re: Do these 2 mean the same thing?
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2008, 10:52:29 pm »
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whos the special girl

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Re: Do these 2 mean the same thing?
« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2008, 10:59:50 pm »
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whos the special girl
-_-“” nah its just a sentence that happen to appear in a book.
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Re: Do these 2 mean the same thing?
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2008, 11:03:12 pm »
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       you would say "good-tempered" [or perhaps "well-mannered"] not "well-tempered"  
 
           they are both gramatically correct, apart from "well-tempered"

           look up "personality" and "temper" in a dictionary, to try and decide how much they they differ

    

      

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Re: Do these 2 mean the same thing?
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2008, 02:04:05 pm »
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ah kk thanks
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Re: Do these 2 mean the same thing?
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2008, 09:21:15 pm »
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But shouldn't "Not only ... But also ..." the words after those 2 phrases must be parallel, hence they have to be the same format. So if the word after Not only was an adjective, then the world after But also must also be an adjective?
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