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 #32 (permalink) Wed Mar 23, 2011 6:08 am Expression "The whole truth" |
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Hello teacher!
If possible, we put "nothing". Therefore, right or wrong?
e.g: I want you to tell me the truth.
Anyway can we say: I want you to tell me the exactly truth. |
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| #33 (permalink) Wed Mar 23, 2011 6:19 am Expression "The whole truth" |
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If possible, we put "nothing". Therefore, right or wrong? e.g: I want you to tell me the truth. -- That's usually all you need, yes.
I want you to tell me the exact truth.-- As amended, this is grammatically correct now, but 'exact truth' is much like 'real truth': generally unnecessary.
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| #34 (permalink) Tue Jun 21, 2011 4:30 am Expression "The whole truth" |
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Hi
So,It's means we say " I want you to tell the whole truth."
and could we say " I want you to tell all the truth."? |
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| #35 (permalink) Tue Jun 21, 2011 4:40 am Expression "The whole truth" |
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Hello, Wly - and welcome to English-test.net.
I want you to tell the whole truth -- This is the common idiom. It comes from legal language, where a witness in a trial is enjoined to 'tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.'
You can use your version if you like, but 'the whole truth' is more idiomatic.
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| #36 (permalink) Tue Jun 21, 2011 4:46 am Expression "The whole truth" |
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To Mister Micawber :
Thank you for answer the question.
I understand now. |
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| #37 (permalink) Fri Jul 08, 2011 5:16 am Expression "The whole truth" |
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| But I also think that the "exact truth " is right, if someone told me a so-called truth but I suspect its authenticity, I might say this phrase. So could you explain it for me why the exact truth is not correct. Thank you. |
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| #38 (permalink) Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:16 am Expression "The whole truth" |
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I repeat: 'I want you to tell the whole truth' -- This is the common idiom. 'Exact truth' is not idiomatic.
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| #39 (permalink) Fri Apr 13, 2012 0:08 am Expression "The whole truth" |
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| I chose the incorrect answer in this sentence. It's so great! All of your explanations are very useful for me. Thanks a lot! |
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| #40 (permalink) Thu Apr 26, 2012 5:41 am Expression "The whole truth" |
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what is differents beetween all, whole, exact, and real ??
i dont know how to use in a right time ??
help me teacher |
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| #41 (permalink) Thu Apr 26, 2012 11:14 am Expression "The whole truth" |
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Your question is very general and some of those words are not closely related.
Have you tried being an independent learner and comparing the words in a Learner's Dictionary?
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| #42 (permalink) Sun Apr 29, 2012 11:15 am Expression "The whole truth" |
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| hi teacher you know what my problem is that i am not good at writing |
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