"but the sex is not important"
2007-11-29 08:37:20 · 53 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
guys guys you got the wrong end of the stick. I wrote in my essay the sex is not important, is there any other way i can rephrase that?
2007-11-29 08:46:43 · update #1
The intimacy they were having was the least of importance.
2007-11-29 08:41:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
The previous answers illustrate that the word "sex" is ambiguous. Do you mean "gender" or "sexual intercourse"?
You cannot say "intercourse" alone because there are other kinds of intercourse such as social intercourse.
It is not good English to begin a sentence with the word "but" and previous suggestions are preferable (however, although, etc).
2007-11-30 06:25:28 · answer #2 · answered by * Xanthippe 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Sounds decent to me...depends on exactly what you're trying to say: Is sex not important to YOU, or are you saying that sex isn't important when it comes to relationships in general?
Some additional context for your statement would help.
2007-11-29 08:42:09 · answer #3 · answered by Superion 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
That's Ok standard English... but shouldn't start it with a Conjuction like "But"....that's supposed to join two sentences together of similar weight.
Technically you might say,
"The sex is unimportant".
"The sex is not crucial"
"Sexual relations is not a primary factor"
"Sexual relations has little impact..." etc etc
If you have to use a conjunction, I would use a subordinating conjunction like "However" or "Although" instead of "but"... sounds more official but the effect is the same!
2007-11-29 08:51:45 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
maybe...
"being intimate is not significant" or "the sexual intimacy is not essential (or crucial)"
unless you mean the sex of a baby, in which case I would say...
"the gender is not... (one of the words I used above instead of important)"
To make it sound more formal, I would also substitute the word "but" for something else like however, although, etc., whatever fits into the entire sentence.
2007-11-29 09:15:31 · answer #5 · answered by nikinova1488 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's not that bad as it is, but depending on the context, "gender" might be more accurate than "sex" and you could use "unimportant", "irrelevant", or "immaterial" in place of "not important.
2007-11-29 09:23:02 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Relationships are not based on physical magnetism
Lust does not determine long-lasting relationships
Affinity (Sex) hardly affects relationships
2007-11-29 09:44:05 · answer #7 · answered by salimdist 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
none of that is Slang. it is somewhat of a fragment tho
The sex is not important
or you can try (sentence); but, the sex is not important.
If there is a begging part of this sentence, then keep it the way it is. it's not slang, it's perfectly correct english.
2007-11-29 08:41:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
i think what she wants is how to 'rephrase it' without using the words she used as a title.
Does this work?
"In relationships, it's not always about the physical stuff."
"Love isn't all about sex."
"Love doesn't have to be only about lust."
something like that...
2007-11-29 09:05:05 · answer #9 · answered by Riiya 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
You liar - sex is always important!! If you think your English is bad, where did you pick up the phrase "but the sex is not important"!!!!
2007-11-29 08:44:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋