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LaPahl
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Help needed!
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Dear colleagues,
the same procedere as every year... I spend my time between Christmas and the New Year correcting loads of exam papers. Meanwhile I am a bit confused and need some help with a sentence taken from a comment about advertising for alcohohl:
"[...] I think that in our modern world many people think too bad of ads for alcohol. [...]"
It must be "to think about" but what about "think too bad"? - This sounds wrong to me. I suggest �have a negative opinion about� but why does it sound wrong? I think that "think too badly" is wrong either so what�s your opinion?
Thanks a lot for your answers!
Sonja
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29 Dec 2008
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cheezels
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Maybe: I think that in our modern world many people think negatively about ads for alcohol.
Your suggestion also "have a negative opinion about" is also good. :-)
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29 Dec 2008
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Zora
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"think badly" is correct too, but I�d not use "think too badly".
Also if you aren�t sure about something, I always suggest substituting the word in question.
Example in - [...] I think that in our modern world many people think too bad of ads for alcohol. [...] change bad for "well" or "highly" -
[.] I think that in our modern world many people think too well of ads for alcohol. [..]"
[.] I think that in our modern world many people think too highly of ads for alcohol. [.]"
These are correct (with an opposite meaning of course.) In other words, you are looking for the adverbial form and not the adjective - which in this case is "bad", here you would need to be using "badly".
BUT the other examples by cheezels and your idea are correct too and maybe a bit more natural sounding or less formal anyways! 
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29 Dec 2008
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wolfy
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yes "bad" is the incorrect word. �Replace it with badly or harshly or negatively and it sounds OK |
29 Dec 2008
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LaPahl
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Thanks a lot for your replies! They helped a lot!
Greetings from Germany
Sonja
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29 Dec 2008
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