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Snuppelina Posted 13 years ago
Grammar
Hi!
Is it possible to say "they lived in the epoch milestones (that is, the 19th century was over, and the 20th century came)."
Is it possible to say "they lived in the epoch milestones (that is, the 19th century was over, and the 20th century came)."
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Hi, No. If you said that to me, I would have no idea what you were talking about. Try to say it another way.
- Hi, No.
- If you said that to me, I would have no idea what you were talking about.
- Try to say it another way.
- Clive
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Hi,
No.
If you said that to me, I would have no idea what you were talking about.
Try to say it another way.
Clive
No.
If you said that to me, I would have no idea what you were talking about.
Try to say it another way.
Clive
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Would "They witnessed the change of epochs - the 19th century ended, and the 20th century arrived?" be better?
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CliveBut an epoch is not just another word for a century.How would you say it then, Clive? "Century" instead of "epoch"?
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...and, finally, the war whose outcome was to determine the fate of our country - whether it was to exist or not.
Is this part of a sentece ok?
Is this part of a sentece ok?
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Yes, if that is what you mean.
We commonly speak of 'the turn of the century', meaning the point where one century ends and another begins.
eg I was living in Toronto at the turn of the last century.
Clive
We commonly speak of 'the turn of the century', meaning the point where one century ends and another begins.
eg I was living in Toronto at the turn of the last century.
Clive
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