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A way to make yourself understood? #1 (permalink) Mon Oct 05, 2009 13:04 pm   A way to make yourself understood?
 

Hi everyobody. Does the following sentence sound natural to you?

There is always a way of making yourself understood.

Many thanks,
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A way to make yourself understood? #2 (permalink) Mon Oct 05, 2009 13:48 pm   A way to make yourself understood?
 

Hi Torsten,

Since you are referring to everyone, I decided to respond. Though not a native speaker, it sounds natural to me.

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A way to make yourself understood? #3 (permalink) Mon Oct 05, 2009 14:48 pm   A way to make yourself understood?
 

" There is always a way of making yourself understood."

Clear and concise.
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A way to make yourself understood? #4 (permalink) Mon Oct 05, 2009 15:36 pm   A way to make yourself understood?
 

Hi Dimitar and Bill,

Thanks a lot for your feedback. I asked about this phrase because it doesn't come up anywhere when you google it.

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A way to make yourself understood? #5 (permalink) Mon Oct 05, 2009 17:59 pm   A way to make yourself understood?
 

The folks at my university are very rigid when it comes down to assignments; according to them, Google, for the most part, is not a very credible/reliable source. Just an example. :]

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A way to make yourself understood? #6 (permalink) Mon Oct 05, 2009 18:45 pm   A way to make yourself understood?
 

I guess that depends on the style you are supposed to write in, and on the way you use Google. If you are in doubt whether an expression sounds natural to a native speaker, and you find many hits on Google, you have significant evidence; but it may or may not be too colloquial for a thesis. However, you could try searching within certain sites, such as the NY or London times; this is done by adding site:nytimes.com to your search. What's good enough for major newspapers will be good enough for many other genres.
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