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Englishsz Posted 19 years ago
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1font00The lottery was held to gather funds to complete a road between Montreal and the Eastern Townships to the area where the Loyalists has settled in 1784.02font02br
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12br 12br 11font 10a road between Montreal (start) and the Eastern Townships (end)12font 12br 12br 11b 11font 10Loyalists has settled in 1784. (I think you have quoted wrongly: Loyalists has ... )12font 12br 12b 12br 12br 12br 12blockquote 1-

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  • 12br 12br 11font 10a road between Montreal (start) and the Eastern Townships (end)12font 12br 12br 11b 11font 10Loyalists has settled in 1784.
  • (I think you have quoted wrongly: Loyalists has ...
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01cite10Englishsz12cite11font10The lottery was held to gather funds to complete a road between Montreal and the Eastern Townships to the area where the Loyalists has settled in 1784.12font12br
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0It looks like there are three ends, doesn't it?02br
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00One end is clearly in Montreal. I believe that "where the Loyalists settled" is in the Eastern Townships, and that would be the other end. Perhaps a Canadian can help us out with understanding the Eastern Townships to see if that's right.0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00The lottery was held to gather funds to complete a road between Montreal and the Eastern Townships to the area where the Loyalists has settled in 1784.02br
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01font00Question: Where's the start and end of the road?02font02br
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0Many thanks! Clive.02br
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00But so the sentence may read as 'a road between(instead of from) A to B'. Isn't it a bit awkward to read?0-
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01cite10Englishsz12cite10Many thanks! Clive.12br
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10But so the sentence may read as 'a road between(instead of from) A to B'. Isn't it a bit awkward to read?12br
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10I agree. I was taught that it should be between A 01b00and 02b00B.0-
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01cite10Clive12cite10Hi,12br
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10The Eastern Townships refers to the communities east of Montreal, towards Quebec City.12br
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10The Empire Loyalists is the name for those American colonists who moved to Canada after the American Revolution, because they remained loyal to King George. Most of
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0Hi,02br
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01font00The lottery was held to gather funds to complete a road between Montreal and the Eastern Townships to the area where the Loyalists has settled in 1784.02font02br
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00Between and to don't work together. You might change to, eg02br
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0Assuming that the author wasn't wrong about 'to', is it possible that some Loyalists had settled in the Eastern Townships in 1784? 02br
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00Did the author mean:02br
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01font00from 02font00between Montreal and the Eastern Townships to the area of the Loyalists?0-
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00The road ends at the Eastern Townships where the Loyalists had settled in 1784.02p

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00Following links may explain.02p

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00Thank you all for your kind answers!02p

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