Does "work for compensation" sound naturally in English?

[little_cat]

Can I say "I don't want to do homework now, but I will do it for
compensation tomorrow"? Does it sound naturally in English? Thanks in
advance.

[Einde O'Callaghan]

Post by little_cat
Can I say "I don't want to do homework now, but I will do it for
compensation tomorrow"? Does it sound naturally in English? Thanks in
advance.

No - I think you mean "I don't want to do any homework now; I'll do it
tomorrow instead."

REgards, Einde O'Callaghan

[Bob Cunningham]

On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:11:20 +0200, Einde O'Callaghan

Post by Einde O'Callaghan

Post by little_cat
Can I say "I don't want to do homework now, but I will do it for
compensation tomorrow"? Does it sound naturally in English? Thanks in
advance.

No - I think you mean "I don't want to do any homework now; I'll do it
tomorrow instead."

Seems to me your suggestion fails to cover the tone of making amends
connoted by the word "compensation".

How about "I don't want to do homework now, but to make amends I'll do
it tomorrow"?

Incidentally, Little Cat's "naturally" is a typical example of the
"-ly" hypercorrection that leads people to say erroneously "I feel
badly" when they mean "I feel bad". In "Does it sound natural",
"natural" is an adjective describing the sound, not an adverb
describing the manner in which the sound is made.

[little_cat]

 On Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:11:20 +0200, Einde O'Callaghan

Post by Einde O'Callaghan

Post by little_cat
Can I say "I don't want to do homework now, but I will do it for
compensation tomorrow"? Does it sound naturally in English? Thanks in
advance.

No - I think you mean "I don't want to do any homework now; I'll do it
tomorrow instead."

Seems to me your suggestion fails to cover the tone of making amends
connoted by the word "compensation".
How about "I don't want to do homework now, but to make amends I'll do
it tomorrow"?
Incidentally, Little Cat's "naturally" is a typical example of the
"-ly" hypercorrection that leads people to say erroneously "I feel
badly" when they mean "I feel bad".  In "Does it sound natural",
"natural" is an adjective describing the sound, not an adverb
describing the manner in which the sound is made.
--
Bob Cunningham
Greater Los Angeles, California, USofA
Western American English

Thanks a lot. I often make mistakes like "it sounds naturally"
although I knew that it should be "it sounds natural".

[little_cat]

Post by little_cat
Can I say "I don't want to do homework now, but I will do it for
compensation tomorrow"? Does it sound naturally in English? Thanks in
advance.

My friend suggested "I will make it up ...". Is it better?

[Miss Elaine Eos]

In article

Post by little_cat
Can I say "I don't want to do homework now, but I will do it for
compensation tomorrow"? Does it sound naturally in English? Thanks in
advance.

Compensation, in this way, might be seen to mean "for money", when I
believe you mean "to make up the obligation." So maybe something like...

* I don't want to do homework now, but will make it up, tomorrow.

* I don't want to do homework now, but will spend twice as long doing
homework tomorrow, to compensate.