Preguntas sobre ejemplos de oraciones con, y la definición y uso de "Proper"

A: Not an amateur criminal. A professional, possibly violent criminal. The use of "proper" in conjunction with a negative/contrary subject, is typical in UK English.

A: "Proper" significa algo hecho en su manera apropiada, o puede ser usado para describir a alguien que actúa con una manera bien de ser.

A: it can either mean fancy or it can mean correct or right.

ex: If you go to a fancy dinner, you must act proper (fancy).

or

"This is the proper (right/correct) way to do ____."

A: The right thing to do

A: It means that something is appropriate, acceptable, real, genuine, etc.

A: That isn’t PROPER grammar.
Please put your hat on PROPERLY.
Saying Hello is the PROPER way to greet someone.
He’s not holding the bat PROPERLY.

A: Make sure that the e-mail address is proper before sending the message.
Appropriate clothing is important for formal events.

A: proper;
In Finland, it's proper to wash oneself before entering a sauna.
There aren't enough nurses to give proper care to the elderly.
She is such a proper young lady.
Are you sure you received the proper forms?
It isn't proper to make fart jokes when others are trying to eat.

properly;
You should take your job seriously enough to do it properly.
The television doesn't seem to be working properly.
The new hotel receptionist didn't know how to treat guests properly.
If you don't eat properly, you might end up losing muscle mass.

A: I don't know if we did this tak in proper way.

A: 'Appropriate' usually means best suited to the situation. Whilst 'proper' often means following certain rules, guidelines, logic, or format.

A: proper can mean fancy, or it can mean the right thing
“The way she dresses is very proper.”
“It is the proper thing to do, sir.”

Suitable means it could work
“The word ‘fantastic’ was a suitable way to describe the day.”

Appropriate means it should go there or it could mean the right way to do something.
“Make sure to dress and speak appropriately!”
“‘Beautiful’ was an appropriate way to describe her.”

A: Proper means done well or done right. Appropriate means what’s suitable for a situation

A: In normal conversation these two words mean almost the same thing.

"That is not a proper English word" means that it's not a real word. It's made up or it's slang. It's not a good word.

"That word is not appropriate here" means you should not use it here because either (1) it doesn't have the right meaning in this context, or (2) it's slang and some people might not understand it or they might be offended.

A: You can actually use both interchangeably. Proper is a synonym for appropriate and vice versa.

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A: she talks proper

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A: It's a slangy expression but perfectly natural.

A: yes, we use this word.

A: I think what you might be trying to say is “much older” for example, “she is much older than her younger sister.”

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