Question

1107 ? His wife is slightly overweight. His wife is [[slightly overweight]]. slightly overweight | a little bit too fat

Accepted Answer

fat His wife is a little bit too fat. His wife is [[a little bit too fat]]. slightly overweight In western society being fat is considered to be unattractive. The word fat is common but it is not polite. To say the same thing in a less direct way, use words such as overweight (weighing more than is normal), plump (having a pleasantly rounded shape), chubby (to describe babies and children), stout (short and rather fat), or large /big: 'Large people sometimes have difficulty finding fashionable clothes to fit them.' Another way to avoid fat is to use a phrase such as put on weight or (have) a weight problem: 'He's worried about his weight problem.'

Idx	1107
Keyword	fat
Type of Sentence	?
Error Sentence	His wife is a little bit too fat.
Correct Sentence	His wife is slightly overweight.
Cloze Error Sentence	His wife is [[a little bit too fat]].
Cloze Sentence	His wife is [[slightly overweight]].
Cloze Answer	slightly overweight
Choices	slightly overweight \| a little bit too fat
Explanation	In western society being fat is considered to be unattractive. The word fat is common but it is not polite. To say the same thing in a less direct way, use words such as overweight (weighing more than is normal), plump (having a pleasantly rounded shape), chubby (to describe babies and children), stout (short and rather fat), or large /big: 'Large people sometimes have difficulty finding fashionable clothes to fit them.' Another way to avoid fat is to use a phrase such as put on weight or (have) a weight problem: 'He's worried about his weight problem.'

Fat Wife Bit Slightly Overweight Weight Western Society