Forum: English Questions 
Jan 19th, 2012, 09:25 am
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Views: 8,173  Re: letter to lord chesterfield
Thank you very much.
I got this idea from Michael Swan's A Practical English Grammar,
but Mr Swan did not tell me whether such a sentence is grammtically OK:
Looking up, seeing me, he smiled.
OR ...
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Forum: English Questions
Jan 18th, 2012, 06:40 pm
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Views: 8,173 Re: letter to lord chesterfield
I was not talking about this function of AND, but thank you very much for your detailed answer.
There is an excerpt from Cardboard Box:
Holmes lay curled upon the sofa, reading and re reading a...
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Forum: English Questions
Jan 18th, 2012, 06:01 am
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Views: 8,173 Re: letter to lord chesterfield
I know that we should say 'we sit THE history paper'
How should I explain to others that THE is not omittable?Is it due to the attributive noun 'history'?
Second, we can say: we do sth, doing sth...
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Forum: English Questions
Jan 17th, 2012, 03:47 am
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Views: 8,173 Re: letter to lord chesterfield
YES, I found it on the net, and, incidentally, that website is a good recommendation.Your command of the language is excellent; may I know which country are you from?
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Forum: English Questions
Jan 16th, 2012, 11:57 am
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Views: 8,173 letter to lord chesterfield
I was reading Letter to Lord Chesterfield by Samuel Johnson, but I found a sentence difficult to understand, and I need your help.
qoute:Is not a patrons my lord, one who looks with unconcern on a...
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