May 29, 2017 19:02
7 yrs ago
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English term

excellent or high reputation

Non-PRO Homework / test English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters English (UK) - Grammar
What's the correct form? Or the most usual in British English?


The company I work for has an EXCELLENT reputation.
or
The company I work for has a HIGH reputation.
Change log

May 29, 2017 19:57: Matheus Chaud changed "Language pair" from "English to Portuguese" to "English"

May 29, 2017 22:27: writeaway changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): Yvonne Gallagher, Tony M, writeaway

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Discussion

Christine Andersen May 31, 2017:
@ Telma Pacheco
If the rules for your exam allow you to ask here, then welcome! I am from the generation that was not allowed to ask questions or use dictionaries for school exams, but I have taken several exams later on where realistic use of the Internet and other resources was definitely part of the exercise.

Best of luck with your test!
Telma Pacheco (asker) May 30, 2017:
off course it's a test, what's the doubt? Yes, the question is stupid, so are the people who made the test!
It's for admission to a Chinese company that unfortunately thinks these are correct options.
I can't fail again, so I decided to resort to the forum.

I'm new here, but as far as I know this should be a space for help, no?
Yvonne Gallagher May 30, 2017:
@ BDF
Yes, I spotted that too. Unbelievable! Can't even do simple homework. It looks like the whole world thinks they are English natives!
B D Finch May 30, 2017:
@JackMark This is clearly a multiple-choice homework or test question, so no re-wording is allowed!
I note that the Asker's profile says she translates:
English to Portuguese
Spanish to Portuguese
French to Portuguese
Spanish to English
French to English!
Jacek Kloskowski May 29, 2017:
or, "the company I work for is a highly reputed business/establishment"

Responses

+7
55 mins
Selected

excellent

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Peer comment(s):

agree Tony M
1 min
Ta
agree Darius Saczuk
1 min
Ta
agree Leonor Machado
4 mins
Ta
agree Otavio Banffy
1 hr
Thanks:-)
agree writeaway : I can remember back when we did our own homework and didn't post the questions online. /yes cheating is indeed the word that comes to mind...
2 hrs
we couldn't even think of posting online in my day since it didn't exist! But copying from your pal was considered to be cheating...
agree JohnMcDove : Nowadays, it may be considered even "laudable" to take the "care" to post your questions online. The other day I listened how making "chuletas" (cribs) "assist" the ability of the "student" to synthesize information! (Better than using synthetic drugs!)
6 hrs
Thanks:-). LOL. As a teacher I could spot "fake" homework right away. And exams are the real giveaway!
agree Yasutomo Kanazawa
9 hrs
Thanks:-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
4 hrs

excellent / high

Both "excellent" and "high" are reasonably good GB English, if used in appropriate contexts.

The important thing to note here is that "good" and "excellent" do not mean the same thing.

Consequently, it's not a question of "which is better English?" - but rather "which is more truthful?"
Peer comment(s):

agree acetran
14 hrs
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