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have real character
have distinctive charm
To have an interesting and distinctive quality that makes a person or place memorable.
Hear it in real life
What do you think of the old town?
I love it. The narrow streets and old shops have real character.
The little cafe has real character, even though the furniture is mismatched.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: The cafe has real characteristic.
Say: The cafe has real character.
Use character as an uncountable noun for a place's distinctive, appealing quality; characteristic refers to one particular feature.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
have real character; a house with real character; add character to a place
Your turn: say it out loud
The little cafe has real character, even though the furniture is mismatched.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
have real character
have distinctive charm
“The little cafe has real character, even though the furniture is mismatched.”
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