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New2grammar Posted 19 years ago
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0"As usual, this morning I spent hours online reading news. No new earth-shaking news, which is good to know considering all the wars, natural disasters and crimes that are already going on and the last thing the world needs is another catastrophe added to its list."02br
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00Are the sentences above understandable and natural?Please correct any mistakes if you notice.02br
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0 ... going on. 01b00T02b00he last thing ...0-
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0In this context, does the phrase 'earth-shaking news' here mean major news or earthquake news?02br
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00Also, is it all right to say 'This morning, as usual I spent hours...'?0-
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01) It means major news.02br
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002) Fine, as long as you say: This morning, as usual, I spent hours... 0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10"As usual, this morning I spent hours 11b11font10in 12font12b10online reading news. No new earth-shaking news, which is good to know considering all the wars, natural disasters and crimes that are already going on and the last thing the world needs is
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0Hi Bird of Paradise, are you a native speaker too? 02br
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00I'm curious to know why 'in' is needed because Marius and Lil didn't find that to be a problem. Maybe it's optional.02br
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00I appreciate your effort in correcting my writing but could you also explain why your answer is different from others? Thank you!0-
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10Hi Bird of Paradise, are you a native speaker too? 12br
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10I'm curious to know why 'in' is needed because Marius and Lil didn't find that to be a problem. Maybe it's optional.12br
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10I appreciate your effort in correcting my writing but could you also explain why
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0Putting 'in' here would be incorrect in BrE.0-
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0BOP,02br
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00Just an FYI...02br
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00This will be considered very incorrect as well in AmE.02br
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00I made a few changes. Comments are welcome (good ones only[[;)] Just kidding!02br
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01font00This morning, as usual, I spent hours online reading news, nothing earth-shaking which i
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