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Vincent Teo Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

A few corrections

Can I say,

(a) He buttons his shirt (himself).

(b) The pilot flies / is flying an aeroplane.

(c) He went to the optical shop to check his eyesight.

(d) (i) The fishmonger is weighing.

(ii) The fishmonger is weighing the fish.
  

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If you are writing British English - I believe all are correct. Maybe a Brit can help.

American English - airplane

British people know what a fishmonger is - but my guess (unofficial) is that 95% of American have no idea what a fish monger is (of course, that is unless they are fans of British cooking shows.)
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Are there all correct?

a) He buttons his shirt (himself).

(b) The pilot flies / is flying an aeroplane.

(c) He went to the optical shop to check his eyesight.

(d) (i) The fishmonger is weighing.

(ii) The fishmonger is weighing the fish
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They are correct. But rather than `optical shop` try using optician. Also `The fishmonger is weighing` is correct but a little ambiguous. You would usually always finish the sentence to explain what he is weighing.
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