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Sentence #60762

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 orcrist orcrist March 2, 2014 March 2, 2014 at 9:57:49 AM UTC link Permalink

"just good" sounds odd to me. "just right" might be better. Thoughts?

patgfisher patgfisher March 2, 2014 March 2, 2014 at 10:08:57 AM UTC link Permalink

Maybe "This knife is only good for slicing a loaf."
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"Just right" implies it's ideal for the purpose. "only good" implies it is good for slicing a loaf but not much else.
If it's a translation of the Japanese, I have no idea which rendering would be better.

 orcrist orcrist March 2, 2014 March 2, 2014 at 10:18:40 AM UTC link Permalink

The Japanese "ちょうどよう" translates to something like "just right", I believe. Can someone confirm this?

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This knife is just good for slicing a loaf.

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➜ #223427このナイフはパンを薄切りにするのにちょうどよい。

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