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Vincent Teo Posted 18 years ago
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asking some information

0Can I sat,02br
00(a) The reporter was asking some information. 02br
00(b) The reporter was asking some information from the police. 0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00Can I sat, 02font 02br 02br 01font 02font 02br 02br 01font 00(a) The reporter was asking some information. 02font 02br 02br 01font 00(b) The reporter was asking some information from the police. 02font 02br 02br 01font 00This sounds odd.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00Can I sat, 02font 02br 02br 01font 02font 02br 02br 01font 00(a) The reporter was asking some information.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00(b) The reporter was asking some information from the police.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00This sounds odd.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Clive02br 02font 0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Can I sat, 02font02br
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0 If I say,02br
01font00(a) The reporter was asking for some information. 02font02br
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01font00(b) The reporter was asking for some information from the police. 02font02br
00(c) He is interviewing the police for information. 0-
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0Can I say,02br
01font00(a) The reporter was asking for some information. 02font02br
02br
01font00(b) The reporter was asking for some information from the police. 02font02br
00(c) He is interviewing the police for information. 02br
02br
00(d) He is taking in
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0The reporter was interviewing the police at the scene for information about .....0-
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0Hi,02br
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00It's rather redundant to say 01b00'Tom inteviewed Mary for information'02b00.02br
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00Just say01b00 'Tom interviewed Mary'02b00, because we know that the purpose of an interview is to get information.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Just say01b00 'Tom interviewed Mary'02b00, because we know that the purpose of an interview is to get information02br
00.Agreed! I was trying to follow the line of the original text. 0-
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