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Inggris Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Again

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/how-a-man-born-in-australia-lost-his-citizenship-and-fears-deportation-to-ireland-20151014-gk93q6.html

"A man born in Australia who has a criminal history fears being deported and separated from his children after losing his citizenship because of an obscure provision in the Australian Citizenship Act.........................................

.................................."Seeing I do not have the old passport, I would need to reapply for Irish citizenship again. So, that tells me I may not still have the Irish citizenship anyway, which would make me stateless.""

Is "again" needed in the sentence? Emotion: thinking
  

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inggris Is "again" needed in the sentence? No, but redundancy is a common feature of the spoken language. We use it because we cannot re-read spoken language.

  • inggris Is "again" needed in the sentence?
  • No, but redundancy is a common feature of the spoken language.
  • We use it because we cannot re-read spoken language.
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inggrisIs "again" needed in the sentence?
No, but redundancy is a common feature of the spoken language. We use it because we cannot re-read spoken language.

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