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Jun 18th, 2015, 01:47 am
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Views: 2,585  Like her father, her health is not good.
Is this correct?
-Like her father, her health is not good.
Arguments objecting to this would be that this sentence is comparing her health with her father, a person; this sentence would mean 'her...
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Jun 17th, 2015, 01:17 am
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Jun 17th, 2015, 01:15 am
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Jun 15th, 2015, 11:35 pm
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Views: 2,098 pass away unmarried
Could I use the same structure for two verbs of the same meaning?
-She died unmarried/a spinster.
-She passed away unmarried/a spinster.
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Jun 15th, 2015, 10:13 am
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Views: 2,439 Please submit with Japanese and English names
A notice to invite contributions says
-Please submit with Japanese and English names to the Environmental Campaign Committee Secretariat, or fax to us at 28278138.
Do you think
1. 'English names'...
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Jun 12th, 2015, 12:44 am
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Jun 11th, 2015, 02:45 am
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Views: 2,246 to which she simply indicates
-Her colleagues find it amazing that she works so hard for no money, to which she simply indicates that she loves basketball and wants to pass on her enthuiasm to younger players.
Do you think it's...
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Jun 7th, 2015, 08:40 am
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Jun 2nd, 2015, 07:16 am
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Views: 2,320 come true
Are they correct?
- This is a literal Danish dream having (here do you think having is wrong?) come true.
- This is a literal Danish dream come true.
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May 30th, 2015, 08:57 am
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May 30th, 2015, 08:54 am
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May 21st, 2015, 12:01 pm
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May 20th, 2015, 07:34 am
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Views: 2,487 on his students' notes/in
John is a student studying mathematics at university. Every week before the lecture, the lecturer will upload a PowerPoint file onto the online system accessible only to students enrolled in the...
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Apr 3rd, 2015, 01:10 pm
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Apr 3rd, 2015, 03:50 am
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Apr 3rd, 2015, 03:47 am
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Views: 3,405 Re: how the language is used in the UK
Thank you. But...um...do you mean in standard English we could say 'Myself I just want to...'? I thought we could only say 'I myself just want to...', the reflexive adverb being placed after the...
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Apr 2nd, 2015, 02:29 am
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Apr 1st, 2015, 03:14 am
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Views: 3,405 how the language is used in the UK
When I was very young, I heard my teachers say that in the UK, dialects existed; and in these dialects 'he don't know' is correct and possible. When there's so much difference, recognised upon...
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Forum: English Questions
Mar 31st, 2015, 11:45 am
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Forum: English Questions
Jun 28th, 2014, 12:15 pm
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Views: 7,744 reimburse/recompense/compensate
situation:
John and Peter are living in the same room as classmates, but since Peter comes from a poor family, he cannot give money back to his roommate even if the roommate incurs expense...
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Forum: English Questions
Sep 17th, 2013, 10:12 pm
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Views: 10,748 Re: Present Perfect simple vs continuous
Very good answer, Susan.
Ana has given an example sentence She has lived in China for 5 years.
1. Can it mean she is not living there now?
2. If yes, according to the sentence, can we say She has...
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Forum: English Questions
May 31st, 2013, 06:23 am
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Forum: English Questions
May 28th, 2013, 06:18 am
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Views: 2,726 Republican senator Georgia Saxby Chambliss' words
Hi could you help me with a question?
Several days ago republican senator from GEorgia Saxby Chambliss said
If we were to capture some of the benghazi terrorists, who we know today are running...
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