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Stevenukd Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
CHEST PAINS
0 Dear Teachers, 02 br
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00 1a. I have a pain in my eyes / I have sore eyes. 02 br
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00 1b. I have an earache. 02 br
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00 1c. I have a pain in my chest / I have chest pains. 02 br
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00 1d. I have a pain in my hand / in my arm. 02 br
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00 1e. I have a pain in my leg / in my thigh. 02 br
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00 - Are these natural? 02 br
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00 Thanks very much to Teachers, 02 br
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00 1a. I have a pain in my eyes / I have sore eyes. 02 br
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00 1b. I have an earache. 02 br
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00 1c. I have a pain in my chest / I have chest pains. 02 br
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00 1d. I have a pain in my hand / in my arm. 02 br
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00 1e. I have a pain in my leg / in my thigh. 02 br
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00 - Are these natural? 02 br
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00 Thanks very much to Teachers, 02 br
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0 01 blockquote 01 cite 10 Stevenukd 12 cite 10 Dear Teachers, 12 br 12 br 10 1a. 12 font 12 b 12 br 12 br 10 1b. 12 font 12 b 12 br 12 br 10 1c.
- 0 01 blockquote 01 cite 10 Stevenukd 12 cite 10 Dear Teachers, 12 br 12 br 10 1a.
- 12 font 12 b 12 br 12 br 10 1b.
- 12 font 12 b 12 br 12 br 10 1c.
- I have a pain in my chest / I have chest pains.
- 11 b 11 font 10 Not exactly the same, I think, but both are correct.
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01 cite 10 Stevenukd 12 cite 10 Dear Teachers, 12 br
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10 1a. I have a pain in my eyes / I have sore eyes. 11 b 11 font 10 My eyes hurt / are tired. 12 font 12 b 12 br
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10 1b. I have an earache. 11 b 11 font 10 o.k. 12 font
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0 I think it's more natural to say "My X hurts." hand, arm, leg, head, eyes, etc. The exception is "earache" which is fixed. I have an earache. 02 br
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00 "Chest pains" is usually associated with having a heart attack. 0-
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00 "Chest pains" is usually associated with having a heart attack. 0-
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