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Madhulk Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

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0-Hey, have you seen Trevor tonight?02br
00-No, he hasn't 01u00been in02u00.02br
00What's the meaning of the underlined? 0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00-Hey, have you seen Trevor tonight? 02font 02br 02br 01font 00What's the meaning of the underlined? 02font 02br 02br 02br 00It's a somewhat colloquial way of saying that he has not entered this place (tonight).

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00-Hey, have you seen Trevor tonight?
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00What's the meaning of the underlined?
  • 02font 02br 02br 02br 00It's a somewhat colloquial way of saying that he has not entered this place (tonight).
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00-No, he hasn't 01u00been in02u00.02font02br
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0 -Hey, have you seen Trevor tonight? 02br
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00-No, he hasn't 01u00been in02u00.02br
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00What's the meaning of the underlined? 02br
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00IN THIS SENTENCE "been in" is a term used to mean "has not been here" or "has not come into this place"02br
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00By the way, it is 01u00p
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01cite10Susankay12cite10 -By the way, it is 11u10pronounced12u10 "ben" 12br
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10Maybe that's a regional pronunciation. I would pronounce "been" in "been in" the way I always pronounce "been," which is more like "bin" than "ben." The "been" rhymes with the "in."0-
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0The pronunciation of 'been' generally rhymes with 'bin' around here, too. I have heard a few people rhyme it with 'Ben', however. (Webster's includes both pronunciations.)0-
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0 Put me down for "Ben".02br
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0Over here been sounds like bean or bin0-
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