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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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an anouncement that has a lot of people talking
The German car manufacturer BMW has made an anoucement that has a lot of people tallking.
... that sparks a lot of people to talk.
... that sparks a lot of people talking.
... that sparks a lot of people's talking.
Hi,
Do all of the above sound right and mean about the same? Thanks.
... that sparks a lot of people to talk.
... that sparks a lot of people talking.
... that sparks a lot of people's talking.
Hi,
Do all of the above sound right and mean about the same? Thanks.
Top answer
that has sparked off a lot of people talking.
- that has sparked off a lot of people talking.
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Thanks, Annvan.
Do you mean that the other versions are all wrong?
Do you mean that the other versions are all wrong?
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I think you could use the 2nd one if you added "off", i.e. "... that sparks off a lot of people talking."
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Thanks, Annvan.
But the first is the original from an English magazine written by native speakers. So I presume it's also right. The rest are what I wrote and they sound right to me but I'm not sure. So I need the viewpoints of native speakers.
But the first is the original from an English magazine written by native speakers. So I presume it's also right. The rest are what I wrote and they sound right to me but I'm not sure. So I need the viewpoints of native speakers.
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Thanks, Annvan.
But the first is the original from an English magazine written by native speakers. So I presume it's also right. The rest are what I wrote and they sound right to me but I'm not sure. So I need the viewpoints of native speakers.
But the first is the original from an English magazine written by native speakers. So I presume it's also right. The rest are what I wrote and they sound right to me but I'm not sure. So I need the viewpoints of native speakers.
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Thanks, Annvan.
But the first is the original from an English magazine written by native speakers. So I presume it's also right. The rest are what I wrote and they sound right to me but I'm not sure. So I need the viewpoints of native speakers.
But the first is the original from an English magazine written by native speakers. So I presume it's also right. The rest are what I wrote and they sound right to me but I'm not sure. So I need the viewpoints of native speakers.
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"The German car manufacturer BMW has made an announcement that sparks a lot of people to talk" sounds quite awkward/ unusual to me, to be honest... Maybe we could have the input of other native speakers....?
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