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Magda Posted 19 years ago
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Cater for parties ...

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00I've got a couple of questions and I would be grateful for your help.02br
00Could you tell me whether these sentences are correct?02br
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001) She 01b00caters for birthday02b00 01b00parties02b00.02br
002) She 01b00spreads butter thickly on 02b00bread. (is it common to say that?)02br
003) Add some milk 01b00in 02b00the pan. (maybe "to" is better?)02br
004) She (=an actress) is rehearsing a new play. 02br
005) The case went to trail. (maybe I should use "for"?)02br
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00Thank you.0-
  

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02br 02br 001)00 00She 01b 00caters for birthday02b 00 01b 00parties02b 00. 02br 02br 00 02br 002) She 01b 00spreads butter thickly on 02b 00bread. )02br 02br 00 00I won’t say it’s common.

— Goodman

  • 02br 02br 001)00 00She 01b 00caters for birthday02b 00 01b 00parties02b 00.
  • 02br 02br 00 02br 002) She 01b 00spreads butter thickly on 02b 00bread.
  • )02br 02br 00 00I won’t say it’s common.
  • 02br 003) Add some milk 01b 00in 02b 00the pan.
  • )02br 02br 00 00If this is a cooking recipe, I think you will need a little more information as to ‘how 02br 02br 00 00much” milk is “some”.
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0Hi Magda,02br
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00Here are the answers from my angle.02br
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001)00 00She 01b00caters for birthday02b00 01b00parties02b00. – Not very clear…usually [cater] is followed by [to]02br
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00Do you mean she has a business specializing in01b00 02b00catering0
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0 Goodman, I don't know how to thank you!02br
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00Thank you very, very much.02br
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00With best wishes,02br
00Magda0-
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0 Goodman,02br
00In sentence 00"She is rehearsing 01b00[for]02b00 a new play" is "for" optional?02br
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0Magda, 02br
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00In addition to what has been said, I would remove the "for" in sentence #1: She caters birthday paries. 02br
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00Cater is the verb that means, roughly, provides food for, although it does have other meanings. 0-
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0 Thank you, GG.0-
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0If she has a role in the play and she is rehearsing for her part, yes, [for] is preferred.02br
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00A-00 00“Where is Jan? I have been 00 00looking for her?”02br
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00B-00 00“She‘s been rehearsing 01b00for02b00 a new musical.” 00 02br
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0Many thanks 050010id1
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0 Based on what I see on the Web:02br
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00 Caters parties: US02br
00 Caters 01b00for 02b00parties: UK, Australia, etc02br
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00 Total spread about equal. 0-
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