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Moon7296 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
casual version? (toeic)
A: You ordered sandwiches for the meeting, didn't you?
B: Yes, first thing in the morning.
Q) Is the B's utterance a casual version of "Yes, it was the first thing I did in the morning?
B: Yes, first thing in the morning.
Q) Is the B's utterance a casual version of "Yes, it was the first thing I did in the morning?
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moon7296 Q) Is the B's utterance is the casual version of "Yes, it was the first thing I did in the morning? I don't think you can be so specific in word choice, but it is an informal way to say that, yes.
- moon7296 Q) Is the B's utterance is the casual version of "Yes, it was the first thing I did in the morning?
- I don't think you can be so specific in word choice, but it is an informal way to say that, yes.
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moon7296Q) Is the B's utterance is the casual version of "Yes, it was the first thing I did in the morning?I don't think you can be so specific in word choice, but it is an informal way to say that, yes.
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Oh, Ok. To my ear, Yes, the first thing in the morning sounds better than the one without "the." What do you think?
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'Yes, first thing in the morning' sounds just right to me. And 'the' is fine, too.
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