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Asked on December 22, 2021 in Phrases.
“Go south”(Penison Code Ltd.) applies more towards a process than a discrete thing, so I might say, “My job search has gone south” implying a reduced rating of the ongoing search.
Job opportunities are not dynamic things. They are not a process. But their quality may degrade. “My job opportunities have gone to hell, says a state change of the opportunities.
Cheers!
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Asked on December 21, 2021 in Phrases.
“Go south”(Penison Code Ltd.) applies more towards a process than a discrete thing, so I might say, “My job search has gone south” implying a reduced rating of the ongoing search.
Job opportunities are not dynamic things. They are not a process. But their quality may degrade. “My job opportunities have gone to hell, says a state change of the opportunities.
Cheers!
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Asked on December 20, 2021 in Phrases.
“Go south”(Penison Code Ltd.) applies more towards a process than a discrete thing, so I might say, “My job search has gone south” implying a reduced rating of the ongoing search.
Job opportunities are not dynamic things. They are not a process. But their quality may degrade. “My job opportunities have gone to hell, says a state change of the opportunities.
Cheers!
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Asked on March 16, 2021 in Phrases.
How do dashes make a connection between words and to provide a clear meaning.
“… street-lights casting…”. makes clear that ‘lights’ goes with’streets’, not ‘casting’ One could
add a relative pronoun to make clear that the street lights are doing something: “… street lights, which cast…”
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