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Kekel Posted 19 years ago
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a lot in this case

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00She ate 01b00a lot02b00 grilled meat for dinner0-
  

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0 It's almost correct:02br
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01i00She ate 01b00a lot 01font00of02font02b01font00 02font00grilled meat for dinner.02i0-
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0 Thanks Conchita!!02br
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00and what about 01b00She ate grilled meat a lot for dinner.02br
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00would that be ok too??0-
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0 You could also say, "She ate plenty of grilled meat for dinner" 0-
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0Hi Kekel! If you say "she ate a lot of grilled meat for dinner" it usually means that she ate a lot of meat for dinner one specific time. (You might say "she ate a lot of grilled meat for dinner" referring to a habitual action in the past, but usually this usage would have more explanation -- "When she was young, she always ate a lot of grilled meat for dinner, but now she's a vegetarian
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0 Hey, Khoff!!02br
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00Such an interesting meaning. I would never imagine it!02br
00I wonder how many things we 01i00(non native speakers)02i00 say and they have another meaning that we don't even realise it...02br
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00thanks a lot!050010id1
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0I'm glad to help! I think English would be a hard language to learn -- so many words and phrases can have many different meanings. Usually I don't even think about the differences until someone asks a question like yours -- that's why I enjoy this Forum so much. 050010id5

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