Is this awkward?

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Gardenia31

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Is "a temptation too good to resist" awkward, or is that okay? (I'm very insecure this evening)
 

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It's not awkward.

It sounds a bit like an advertising slogan, but maybe that's just because it's out of context?
 

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Not awkward as a phrase, but it would help to have the whole sentence. The way that phrase fits into the sentence could possibly be awkward (or not).

It is somewhat clich[SIZE=-1]é[/SIZE]d, though.
 

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It's okay. By itself it may perhaps sound cliche, but in longer sentence or paragraph it may integrate better, more harmonious-sounding. :)
 

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The word 'good' seems a little weak there. Who wants a 'good' temptation?

Then again, a stronger word might sound a bit purple.

Never mind!
 
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The word 'good' seems a little weak there. Who wants a 'good' temptation?

Then again, a stronger word might sound a bit purple.

Never mind!

In the biblical sense, it's never good. Other than that, is a temptation that bad? :)
 
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