- The food wasn’t much better than I expected.
- The food wasn’t a lot better than I expected.
- The food wasn’t even better than I expected.
- The food wasn’t still better than I expected.
- The food wasn’t a little better than I expected.
- The food wasn’t a bit better than I expected.
Which of the above sentences is NOT acceptable?
Thank you very much for your reply.
Without further context only the first two make sense and sound natural.[YSaerTTEW443543]
TOEIC listening, talks: A voice mail message providing hotel info[YSaerTTEW443543]
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The food wasn’t much better than I expected. [color=blue] OK
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The food wasn’t a lot better than I expected. [color=blue]OK
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The food wasn’t even better than I expected. [color=blue]Unlikely, but possible in just the right context.
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The food wasn’t still better than I expected. [color=blue]No
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The food wasn’t a little better than I expected. [color=blue]Extremely unlikely.
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The food wasn’t a bit better than I expected. [color=blue]OK (This suggests to me that you expected the food to be bad and it was exactly as bad as you expected.)
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