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Member Location: kwang-ju, south korea
Posts: 775
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A: Here, have this box of chocolates.
B: Please. I do want none of that. I'm on a diet. Does the sentence in bold sound strange? How about I want none of that? Thanks! |
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Member Location: Yokohama
Posts: 865
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Yes, the original is very strange. Yours sounds much better. And more natural is: A: Here, have this box of chocolates. B: No, thank you. I'm on a diet. . Canadian-American native speaker who teaches English for a living. |
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Member Posts: 15236
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Yes, Mister Micawber has a good correction, and polite, too. If your do want to use "I want none of that" in your answer, Kis, you could say: Please! I want none of that! I'm on a diet. In this case, "please" would mean "please don't offer me any." Then "I want none of that" means I don't want any part of the box of chocolates." Rachel |
