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Contiluo Posted 15 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing

A matter of course

Please check out the following sentence. Is it acceptable?

It is a matter of course that a foreigner will speak Mandarin with anaccent.
  

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Not really: 'matter of course' generally refers to a proper progress. It is inevitable / a foregone conclusion that a foreigner will speak Mandarin with an accent.

  • Not really: 'matter of course' generally refers to a proper progress.
  • It is inevitable / a foregone conclusion that a foreigner will speak Mandarin with an accent.
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Not really: 'matter of course' generally refers to a proper progress.

It is inevitable / a foregone conclusion that a foreigner will speak Mandarin with an accent.

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