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New Vocabulary Practice : Rashly

I ran into the word "rashly" when I was reading an article. I added it to my flashcards and wrote down a sentence which consist of it in order to understand this word more deeply. Here's the result:

If you want to be successful in the long term, try not to make big mistakes rashly rather than try to do everything right.

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May 26, 2023

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New Vocabulary Practice : Rashly

I ran into the word "rashly" when I was reading an article.

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May 26, 2023

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Here's the resultwhat I came up with: "If you want to be successful in the long term, try not to make big mistakes rashly rather than try to do everything right.to do everything right rather than making big decisions rashly."

"Here's the result" is not wrong, but it is a bit vague (the result of what?). I think the suggested way better connects to the previous sentence.

"X rather than Y" in other words means "do X, not Y". "Not X rather than Y" doesn't feel quite right ("do not X, not (not?) Y?"), so I would recommend to keep the positive part in front.

Also note the clause grouping: it's "try to (X rather than Y)", not "(try to X) rather than (trying to Y)". You can use the second form in some situations, but here it is redundant.

Finally, "rashly" is typically used to describe actions rather than outcomes. People rarely set out to intentionally make mistakes, but they are an outcome of acting rashly.

Kindred Spirit

May 26, 2023

Thanks for replying! Does the sentence make sense if talking about focusing on avoid makig mistakes is my intention?

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May 26, 2023

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Using the word "rashly" itself implies that the action might lead to a bad outcome. If you really want to emphasize the part about mistakes, you could rewrite it like: "If you want to be successful in the long term, try to not make big mistakes and do everything right." But that feels redundant because "do everything right" already implies "not making mistakes", so personally I wouldn't write a sentence like that.

New Vocabulary Practice : Rashly


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I ran into the word "rashly" when I was reading an article.


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We use "consist" when we describe the building blocks of some larger thing as a whole, rather than focusing on a single component. For example: "A sentence consists of words." "Human body consists of millions of individual cells working together." "My daily routine consists mostly of watching old movies and playing with my dog."

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Here's the result: If you want to be successful in the long term, try not to make big mistakes rashly rather than try to do everything right.


Here's the resultwhat I came up with: "If you want to be successful in the long term, try not to make big mistakes rashly rather than try to do everything right.to do everything right rather than making big decisions rashly." Here's what I came up with: "If you want to be successful in the long term, try to do everything right rather than making big decisions rashly."

"Here's the result" is not wrong, but it is a bit vague (the result of what?). I think the suggested way better connects to the previous sentence. "X rather than Y" in other words means "do X, not Y". "Not X rather than Y" doesn't feel quite right ("do not X, not (not?) Y?"), so I would recommend to keep the positive part in front. Also note the clause grouping: it's "try to (X rather than Y)", not "(try to X) rather than (trying to Y)". You can use the second form in some situations, but here it is redundant. Finally, "rashly" is typically used to describe actions rather than outcomes. People rarely set out to intentionally make mistakes, but they are an outcome of acting rashly.

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