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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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a regular doctor they go to

0Most people have 01b00a regular doctor they go to02b00.02br
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00Hi,02br
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00The above doesn't seem very sensible to me. The following make more sense to me, but do they to you? Thanks.02br
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00Most people have a certain/fixed doctor they go to regularly.02br
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00Most people go regularly to their own doctors.0-
  

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12blockquote 10 Yes. 02br 00CJ 0-

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01cite10Angliholic12cite10The above doesn't seem very sensible to me.12blockquote
10 Yes. The expression does not make sense literally, but it is nevertheless an acceptable idiomatic way of saying what you have presented as rephrasings of the same idea.02br
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0 Most people prefer to go to their family doctor.02br
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00I will prefer the above sentence yours sentence which i felt are lacking balance . The word regualar is not appropriate to use as I wont go to doctor daily, reguraly in the sentence implies that I go daily. But, the fact is I will go when i need to see doctor.02br
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00Best Wishes02br
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01cite10Creativeguru12cite11font11del10reguraly12del10 regularly12font10 in the sentence implies that I go daily12blockquote
10Sorry, CG. You are mistaken about this. It has nothing to do with 01i00daily02i00.02br
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0The use of "01i00regular02i00" in this sentence has nothing to do with regularity. It is a colloquial way to say: General Practitioner (BrE), Family Practitioner or Family Physician.02br
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00 In the UK your sentence would probably read "01i00Most people are registered with a GP02i00".0-
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0It just means that when people need a doctor, they go to the same one. People like to see the same doctor each time (even if those times are 5 years apart).02br
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00Regular here means 'usual'02br
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00Cambridge Dictionary02br
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0Creativeguru, 02br
00Sorry, I'd put my house in order before dispensing advice:02br
00>I will prefer the above sentence yours sentence which i felt are lacking balance02br
00should be: 02br
00I01b00 would (I'd)02b00 prefer the above sentence 01b00to your 02b00sentence which 01b00I02b
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0 Thanks a lot for your your feedback it will help me to improve thanks again 0-
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