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the proficency project – worldlist module 5
Unfortunately, during Maths lessons at school, I was not the brightest crayon in the box!
After that journey on the ferry to Sardinia I was extremely knackered.
During German lessons I made some rookie mistakes.
Bear with me, we will find a solution in a minute.
This Covid seems endless, without the shadow of a doubt.
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I too was not the sharpest crayon in the box when it came to maths!
Good phrases Manuela – two things to note:
> this expression needs ‘a’ not ‘the’: without a shadow of a doubt.
> Adjectives like knackered and gutted are what we call ‘Absolute Adjectives’. This means that is generally not capable of being intensified or compared. Therefore we don’t use ‘very’ or ‘extremely’ with these kinds of adjective.
You might find this interesting: https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/course/eiam/unit-1/session-47
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