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- More serious vs more seriously - WordReference Forums
I understand that “seriously” is an adverb I’m wondering if I’m using the two words “more serious” and the two words “more seriously” correctly in the following sentences: He was much more serious when playing poker against me last night He has started to focus on his studies more seriously now
- take it serious take it seriously | WordReference Forums
'take it seriously' is the correct phrase in BE because seriously is an adverb, while serious is an adjective (and in this case the word describes the actions of the verb take, so we need an adverb) However, I think in AE, they may consider serious to be an adverb
- take oneself too seriously - WordReference Forums
What does it mean by " they don't take themselves too seriously? Creative people aren't afraid to look foolish at times, to generate unusual ideas They tend not to take themselves too seriously My suggestion: Creative people don't think they are too valuable to lose their face???
- take something lt;earnestly gt; lt;seriously gt; - WordReference Forums
If Bob "doesn't take Annie seriously", that means that Bob doesn't think Annie's words are serious (important, real) So the word "serious" refers to Annie's words, not Bob's reaction or Bob's emotion If Bob "takes Annie earnestly", then Bob thinks that Annie's words are meant earnestly It doesn't mean that Bob is earnest
- seriously严肃地说 严格说来 | WordReference Forums
(Seriously ) 这种括号里的文本怎么处理好？融入句子里面有点奇怪，直接按原文又太翻译腔了 依照法律，地方县的书记员（同样由选举产生）被委派为巡回法院的书记员，但并不隶属于法院系统。
- Treat seriously Take seriously - WordReference Forums
As a bit of documentation of this statement, with which I agree: "take seriously" gets 6 8 million Google hits, "treat seriously" gets 126,000 While Google hit counts are not exactly definitive research, when one phrase appears over 50 times as often as the other, it means something
- I mean, seriously? - WordReference Forums
She asked why I hadn't cleaned the table I mean, seriously? I spend hours cleaning the whole house and then she wants to know why I haven't cleaned the table (the implication being that the thing left to do is so small, it pales into insignificance compared to what has been accomplished) Me preguntó por qué no había limpiado la mesa
- take study seriously vs. be serious about study
I was wondering whether "take study seriously" means be "serious about study": 1) "I take study seriously " 2) "I am serious about study " Thoughts and context: I want to know whether there is any difference between them and can they be used interchangeably I told my friend that my attitude toward study is serious
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