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That sounds great vs It sounds great - English Language Usage . . . "That sounds great" is better, meaning "The idea of going to the movies with you sounds great to me " "It sounds great" usually refers to something that actually makes a sound, such as a violin or an orchestra
Word or phrase for an idea that is good in theory but not practice I assume you are looking for a more formal or sophisticated expression, but the first thing that came into my mind was the word fantasy which somewhat relates to your request For example, the idea for an unconditional basic income has often been referred to as fantasy (sounding really nice and perfect on paper, but in practice - vide Finland as a country to did a study on it -- it turns out
Is a comma appropriate in Sounds good, thanks. Sounds good, thanks would only be used in informal contexts It would not be appropriate in formal essay writing, for example, as Sounds good is a fragment Thus, there aren't any rules per se Personally, I have observed a comma to be more commonly used I also read commas as a short pause and periods as a longer stop, so Sounds good
Why is great pronounced as grate, but spelled with ea? First, I don't quite agree with this statement: great is the only common English word in which "ea" is pronounced eɪ Break and steak are pretty common, and both have the eɪ sound That aside, this goes back to the Great Vowel Shift, which is the cause of many of the peculiarities of English spelling The linked Wikipedia article gives plenty of information, but the short version is that
Can you say see you then there when arranging a meeting? I am sending an e-mail to a colleague to arrange a meeting In my e-mail I inform her where and when we can meet, and I would like to end the e-mail by saying something like "See you there" or "See
expressions - How to say I hope you will have fun it will be great in . . . Strangely, I find your I hope your trip is great and I hope you have fun (how I would slightly tweak your phrases) to sound completely normal and understandable I'd expect to hear those On the other hand, what you say is appropriate for an exam (I hope it will be great) sounds strange and not at all like something I'd expect to hear
word choice - I dont bother to do vs I dont bother doing . . . From my (UK) perspective, "bother to study" sounds correct, and "bother studying" sounds colloquial However, the implied casualness of "I don't bother" seems to establish a preference for the colloquial version