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What is a 'cardboard character'? #1 (permalink) Fri Jun 08, 2007 10:47 am   What is a 'cardboard character'?
 

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #127 "Ways of commenting", question 2

It was quite a good film but I thought the characters were a bit like ..........

(a) paper
(b) cardboard
(c) plastic
(d) material

Business Idiom in English, Intermediate level

ESL/EFL Test #127 "Ways of commenting", answer 2

It was quite a good film but I thought the characters were a bit like cardboard.

Correct answer: (b) cardboard
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What is a 'cardboard character'? #2 (permalink) Fri Jun 08, 2007 11:17 am   What is a 'cardboard character'?
 

Characters that look unnatural or unreal can be defined as 'cardboard characters'.
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