English term
Nice car,
Which is correct?
Woman: Nice car, Mario, when did you buy it?
Man: I bought it yesterday.
Thank you
| 5 +5 | (what a) nice car |
Tony M
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Nov 3, 2020 13:38: philgoddard changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): Tony M, Barbara Carrara, philgoddard
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Responses
(what a) nice car
It actually all depends on the surrounding context; but your suggestion of "it's a nice car" would tend to follow on from a preceding comment by Mario, whereas "What a nice car!" stands alone and requires no assumption of antecedents.
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