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maartijn

Feb. 21, 2021

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Sentences 027: The Candidate, Excuses, Stitching Up

We had an interview with a candidate, but he did not measure up and we sent him a rejection.
When it comes to excuses, Alex takes the biscuits: he always has a new reason why he can't join.
There is no evidence against the young guy, so maybe the officer stitched him up.

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Sentences 027: The Candidate, Excuses, Stitching Up

We had an interview with a candidate, but he did not measure up and we sent him a rejection.

"Did not" is often written/said as "didn't".

When it comes to excuses, Alex takes the biscuits: h. He always has a new reason for why he can't join.

There is no evidence against the young guy, so maybe the officer stitched him up.

I'm unfamiliar with the phrase "stitched him up", so I can't really tell if it's used correctly. However, the grammar here looks good.

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Great Job! Just a few corrections!

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maartijn

Feb. 22, 2021

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There is no evidence against the young guy, so maybe the officer stitched him up.

I referred to this informal British idiom: https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/stitch-up_1?q=stitch+up

Sentences 027: The Candidate, Excuses, Stitching Up


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We had an interview with a candidate, but he did not measure up and we sent him a rejection.


We had an interview with a candidate, but he did not measure up and we sent him a rejection.

"Did not" is often written/said as "didn't".

When it comes to excuses, Alex takes the biscuits: he always has a new reason why he can't join.


When it comes to excuses, Alex takes the biscuits: h. He always has a new reason for why he can't join.

There is no evidence against the young guy, so maybe the officer stitched him up.


There is no evidence against the young guy, so maybe the officer stitched him up.

I'm unfamiliar with the phrase "stitched him up", so I can't really tell if it's used correctly. However, the grammar here looks good.

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