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Hi, there
Could you help me with some questions?
1) What's the difference between "That was a lot of fun" and "That was really/good fun"?
2) What's the difference between lease and rent?
3) What about tender and bidding?
4) One last thing: When Obama said he could have beat Trump, Trump tweeted: "He should say that". What does it mean?
Thank you!
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1. There is no difference between "That was a lot of fun" and "That was really fun". However, in American English, the phrase "good fun" sounds old fashioned and isn't really used except for in idioms like "it's all in good fun," in which case it implies that everyone's intentions are positive in a situation.
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2. Lease (noun) is the contract you sign that says you are paying to borrow something. Rent (noun) is the amount of money you pay monthly to live somewhere. To lease (verb) and to rent (verb) can be used interchangeably if you are talking about an expensive thing like a car or a living space. If you are talking about a small or cheap thing (like a DVD for example), you want to say "rent".
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3. You'll have to be more specific, these words can have several meanings and usages.
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4. I believe he was saying that anybody who is in a competition (an election in this case) should have complete faith in themselves. Trump likes the idea of competition and complete self-determination.
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1) Gabriel there's virtually no difference between the phrases "That was a lot of fun" and "That was good fun" they are just two different ways of phrasing the sentence.
2) The difference between lease and rent are minimal. A lease has a set term for example - you can only lease a house for six months and the lease cannot usually be changed. The only way the lease can change is if both parties agree for the lease to change - otherwise you must wait for the lease to end before there's any changes. With regards to renting something, it means you are free to change the terms of the agreement from month to month and only have a set of agreed upon monthly payments.
3) A bid simply represents a competing offer, a promise to pay under the certain condition that a competing bid is not accepted. whereas tender is simply a promise to pay regardless of competition.
4) It is hard to know as there can be many different interpretations of politicians words - and it is hard to know what they mean most of the time. I think what Trump was saying is that Obama shouldn't show weakness and Trump thought that "He should say that" was the obvious response.
Anyways I hope that I answered your questions in a satisfactory way. If you have any queries or questions please do let me know - I did a little bit of research to answer some of the questions so I truly hope it is adequate. Best wishes in the New Year.
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