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Seagull Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

This medicine will do for a headache.

This medicine will do for a headache.

Does this sentence sound natural to a native? If not, could you alter it into a more natural one? (Please use the verb 'do' that means 'have an effect.'
  

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That's fine. But 'will do' here means 'will be adequate to have an effect on'.

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That's fine.
But 'will do' here means 'will be adequate to have an effect on'.
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Thank you very much, Clive.
But 'will do' here means 'will be adequate to have an effect on'.
I learned a lot, especially from this part.
Thanks, again.