Please someone make their choice on the right ones.
A) This sounded a really good idea.
B) This sounded such a really good idea.
C) This sounded like a really good idea.
D) This sounded as really good idea.
is any of these correct?
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Re: is any of these correct?
What about the first one?
I was told that that one's the right one.
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I was told that that one's the right one.
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Re: is any of these correct?
Yes, I guess it's ok. I'm just old-fashioned. So I'll revise my answer:Tukanja wrote:What about the first one?
I was told that that one's the right one.
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C is correct
A is possible
A is certainly not THE right one. (C is THE right one )
Even B is conceivable, but it's tautological because "such" duplicates "really".