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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
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Are my doubts correct, please?
Hi!
Please, are my doubts correct ?
a) American recording artist = an American artist of (great) reputation. ?
b) He is authoring a book = He is writing a book. ?
c) "a three-block long stretch of shops" = three long blocks of shops. ?
Thank you very much,
Ananda
Please, are my doubts correct ?
a) American recording artist = an American artist of (great) reputation. ?
b) He is authoring a book = He is writing a book. ?
c) "a three-block long stretch of shops" = three long blocks of shops. ?
Thank you very much,
Ananda
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Anonymous a) American recording art ist = an American artist of (great) reputation . The second half is not really idiomatic, and the two phrases do not mean the same thing b) He is authoring a book = He is writing a book. OK.
- Anonymous a) American recording art ist = an American artist of (great) reputation .
- The second half is not really idiomatic, and the two phrases do not mean the same thing b) He is authoring a book = He is writing a book.
- OK.
- These mean the same thing.
- c) "a three-block long stretch of shops" = three long blocks of shops.
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Anonymousa) American recording artist = an American artist of (great) reputation. ? The second half is not really idiomatic, and the two phrases do not mean the same thing
b) He is authoring a book = He is writing a book. ? OK. These mean the same thing
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Hi,
Please, are my doubts correct ?
a) American recording artist = an American artist of (great) reputation. ?
An American musician or singer who records music or songs.
b) He is authoring a book = He is writing a book. ? Yes.
c) "a three-block-long stretch of shops" = three long blocks of shops. ?
No.
Please, are my doubts correct ?
a) American recording artist = an American artist of (great) reputation. ?
An American musician or singer who records music or songs.
b) He is authoring a book = He is writing a book. ? Yes.
c) "a three-block-long stretch of shops" = three long blocks of shops. ?
No.
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Hi Clive,
Thanks for the answers, but concerning "a three-block long stretch of shops", if it doesn't mean "three long blocks of shops", sorry but I didn't get the meaning of long stretch yet. Could you please, explain its meaning?
Thanks for the attention,
Ananda
Thanks for the answers, but concerning "a three-block long stretch of shops", if it doesn't mean "three long blocks of shops", sorry but I didn't get the meaning of long stretch yet. Could you please, explain its meaning?
Thanks for the attention,
Ananda
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Hi Ananda,
concerning "a three-block long stretch of shops", if it doesn't mean "three long blocks of shops", sorry but I didn't get the meaning of long stretch yet. Could you please, explain its meaning?
The phrase is really missing a hyphen. It should be the adjectival phrase 'three-block-long'
ie a stretch of
concerning "a three-block long stretch of shops", if it doesn't mean "three long blocks of shops", sorry but I didn't get the meaning of long stretch yet. Could you please, explain its meaning?
The phrase is really missing a hyphen. It should be the adjectival phrase 'three-block-long'
ie a stretch of
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Hi Clive,
Now I understood the meaning. Thank you very much!
Best wishes,
Ananda
Now I understood the meaning. Thank you very much!
Best wishes,
Ananda
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