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Yoong Liat Posted 19 years ago
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0I would call home every day, seeking temporary solace from my parents and sisters, spending more than an hour on the phone. 02br
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00But the problems that I faced did not go away. I was not able to solve them, and the frustrations and depression 01b00was 02b00/ 01b00were01i00 02i02b00still deeply 01b01i00inset 02i02b00within me. 02br
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00Should 'was' or 'were' be used and is 'inset' correctly used?0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00I would call home every day, seeking temporary solace from my parents and sisters, spending more than an hour on the phone. 02font 02br 02br 01font 00But the problems that I faced did not go away. I was not able to solve them, and the frustrations and depression 01b 00was 02b 00/ 01b 00were01i 00 02i 02b 00still deeply 01b 01i 00inset 02i 02b 00within me.

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00I would call home every day, seeking temporary solace from my parents and sisters, spending more than an hour on the phone.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00But the problems that I faced did not go away.
  • I was not able to solve them, and the frustrations and depression 01b 00was 02b 00/ 01b 00were01i 00 02i 02b 00still deeply 01b 01i 00inset 02i 02b 00within me.
  • 02font 00 Personally, I don't like the choice of 'inset'.
  • With 'deeply' and 'within', 'inset' just seems too much.
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0Hi,02br
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01font00I would call home every day, seeking temporary solace from my parents and sisters, spending more than an hour on the phone. 02font02br
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01font00But the problems that I faced did not go away. I was not able to solve them, and the frustrations and depression 01b
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0 Thanks, Clive. I will use 'were' and replace the word with 'embedded', as suggested by you. 0-
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