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The problem with the adjective accurate
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zvonka.rink
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The problem with the adjective accurate
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Dear colleagues,
I �m asking you (especcally native speakers)a favour again.
Can you say that a person is accurate? or He �s an accurate person?
What do you think about this sentence:
-You �ll have to be more accurate if you want to do well in business.
I thank you for your answers.
Zvonka
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4 Apr 2013
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titine69
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Hi Zvonka!Yes,we can say"she is an accurate typist"( for example.) She has to be carefully precise. I think your sentence is right too . Titine |
4 Apr 2013
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alvalen
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An accurate person sounds a bit strange for me.
I think is more common to use it with a machine, an instrument, data etc.: �an accurate thermometer �
I �ve seen it used with the verb �to be � when refering to people to describe they are accurate IN something.
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4 Apr 2013
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cunliffe
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No, you wouldn �t describe a person as accurate. What does it actually mean? Someone who pays attention to detail? Then say that.
As for �You �ll have to be more accurate if you want to do well in business, � it would be all right, if it �s a response to something. Maybe the person took a guess on something, when accuracy was needed. But as a general statement, no.
Careful, diligent, meticulous, adjectives like this would be better.
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4 Apr 2013
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zvonka.rink
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Dear Titine, Alvalen and Cunliffe,
Thank you for your answers which will help me to make the right decision. I understood it the way Cunliffe explained it but since I am a non-native speaker students often doubt my decisions and argue, so I need the opinion of native speakers. Thank you again.
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4 Apr 2013
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