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#2 (permalink) Tue Mar 17, 2009 6:50 am behaves like a little angel |
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. It would sound odd. Angels understand goodness. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#3 (permalink) Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:48 am behaves like a little angel |
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Hi Elaine,
I would use this expression to describe a machine working perfectly. You could say that your car usually behaves like a little angel - suggesting that most of the time it works very well, without problems.
Alan _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Present Simple |
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#4 (permalink) Tue Mar 17, 2009 13:13 pm behaves like a little angel |
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. It may be a transatlantic difference, Eliane, but I would not compare my car to a 'little angel'; it is not a natural utterance here. We would say 'My car runs like a dream'. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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#5 (permalink) Tue Mar 17, 2009 14:05 pm behaves like a little angel |
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Hi,
Sometimes of course the dream turns into a nightmare.
Alan _________________ English as a Foreign Language You can read my EFL story Progressive Forms |
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#6 (permalink) Tue Mar 17, 2009 23:07 pm behaves like a little angel |
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. You've seen my Edsel, then, have you? . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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