May 4, 2021
Sentences 099: Sulking, Stumbling Blocks, Lay On
She's still sulking after being told off by her boss and has not talked to any colleague for the full morning.
Your new job involves many stakeholders? Learn first what their requirements are or will hit many stumbling blocks soon.
For the first match after the pandemic, everyone wanted to go to the stadium. They had to lay on extra trains to get everyone there.
Sentences 099: Sulking, Stumbling Blocks, Lay On
She's still sulking after being told off by her boss and has non't talked to anyother colleague for the fullentire morning.
This sentence is mostly correct. I just changed "has not" -> "hasn't" because this sentence sounds pretty informal so better to use a contraction. I changed "any colleague" -> "another colleague" because it just sounds better to my ears.
Your new job involves many stakeholders?
Learn first what their requirements are or you will hit many stumbling blocks soon.
"Run into" stumbling blocks sounds more idiomatic to me than "hit."
For the first match after the pandemic, everyone wanted to go to the stadium.
Better: Everyone wanted to go to the stadium to watch the first match that was scheduled to take place after the lockdown (or after lockdown restrictions were relaxed/sports stadiums were open to the public again, etc.).
They had to lay on extra trains to get everyone there.
Not sure what "lay on" means here. I would say, "They had to provide extra train service (or run the trains more frequently) to accommodate everyone."
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She's still sulking after being told off by her boss and has not talked to any colleague for the full morning. She's still sulking after being told off by her boss and has This sentence is mostly correct. I just changed "has not" -> "hasn't" because this sentence sounds pretty informal so better to use a contraction. I changed "any colleague" -> "another colleague" because it just sounds better to my ears. |
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Your new job involves many stakeholders? This sentence has been marked as perfect! |
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Learn first what their requirements are or will hit many stumbling blocks soon. Learn first what their requirements are or you will hit many stumbling blocks soon. "Run into" stumbling blocks sounds more idiomatic to me than "hit." |
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For the first match after the pandemic, everyone wanted to go to the stadium. For the first match after the pandemic, everyone wanted to go to the stadium. Better: Everyone wanted to go to the stadium to watch the first match that was scheduled to take place after the lockdown (or after lockdown restrictions were relaxed/sports stadiums were open to the public again, etc.). |
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They had to lay on extra trains to get everyone there. They had to lay on extra trains to get everyone there. Not sure what "lay on" means here. I would say, "They had to provide extra train service (or run the trains more frequently) to accommodate everyone." |
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