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Too optimistic to be true vs Too optimistic to be true

Both phrases are similar, but the correct one is "too optimistic to be true" without a space before the question mark. The phrase means that someone's level of optimism is so high that it seems unlikely or unrealistic.

Last updated: March 15, 2024 • 706 views

Too optimistic to be true

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English.

This phrase is used to describe a situation where someone's optimism is so extreme that it seems unrealistic or unlikely to be true.
  • Why a Balkan Spring is too optimistic to be true. By Liridona Malota - March 12, 2014. Politics. It has been two decades since the Yugoslav wars, yet Bosnia and  ...
  • Sep 12, 2009 ... At the same time, the claim that we're on the verge of thousand year lifespans made by Aubrey de Grey seems a bit too optimistic to be true ...
  • To summarize, it seems that the idea to prove everything from scratch (without any assumptions) is too optimistic to be true. I myself was ...
  • Worry less. Be happy. Relax often. Love always. (and if it all seems too optimistic to be true, remember: happiness is a skill – you can learn it and it's not hard.).

Too optimistic to be true

This phrase is incorrect due to the unnecessary space before the question mark.

The correct form of this phrase does not have a space before the question mark.
  • Why a Balkan Spring is too optimistic to be true. By Liridona Malota - March 12, 2014. Politics. It has been two decades since the Yugoslav wars, yet Bosnia and  ...
  • Sep 12, 2009 ... At the same time, the claim that we're on the verge of thousand year lifespans made by Aubrey de Grey seems a bit too optimistic to be true ...
  • To summarize, it seems that the idea to prove everything from scratch (without any assumptions) is too optimistic to be true. I myself was ...
  • Worry less. Be happy. Relax often. Love always. (and if it all seems too optimistic to be true, remember: happiness is a skill – you can learn it and it's not hard.).

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