Is the sentence grammatically correct?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi all,

“I can’t understand every single word of what you’re saying, but I understand the sense of what you’re saying”. I would like to know if that sentence is grammatically correct.

Thanks in advance. Ciao!

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This is correct, but “every single word” could be confusing. We often say “I can’t understand a single word of what you’re saying” to mean we don’t understand it at all. To avoid confusion, I would probably rewrite your sentence as “I can’t understand every word of what you’re saying, but I understand the sense of what you’re saying.”

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This is correct, but “every single word” could be confusing. We often say “I can’t understand a single word of what you’re saying” to mean we don’t understand it at all. To avoid confusion, I would probably rewrite your sentence as “I can’t understand every word of what you’re saying, but I understand the sense of what you’re saying.”

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Hi Luschen, many thanks for your suggestion. :slight_smile: