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0  Please correct these.  1) Hi, I thought you needed his biography, so I am attaching it here in this email. If you have any questions, please ask me at the meeting.  2) It isn't going to make a hill of beans worth of difference at the Olympics. -- Why not "a hill of beans' worth" with an apostrophe like in "two years' experience in mechanical engineering"??  3) They need to be aware of Chinese law. if any group comes to check the law, it should do so blantantly. -- Why no article before "Chinese law"??      0-

Clive · Accepted Answer

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01font001) Hi, I thought you needed his biography, so I am attaching it to this email. If you have any questions, please ask me at the meeting. 2) It isn't going to make a hill of beans' worth of difference at the Olympics. 3) They need to be aware of Chinese law. If any group comes to check the law, it should do so blatantly. -- Why no article before "Chinese law"?? 02font00It's a very general reference.02br
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01u00. . . it should do so 01b00blatantly02b00 02u00This is correct grammar, but the word 'blatantly' does not seem to make any sense here. 02br
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01u00. . . it should 01b00not02b00 do so blatantly02u00 would make more sense.02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-

Anonymous · Answer

0 though harder than all other, Jeanne finished her puzzle before her friends finished their. 0-

BarbaraPA · Answer

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01cite10Anonymous12cite11b10T12b10hough harder than all 11b10the 12b10other11b10s12b10, Jeanne finished her puzzle before her friends finished their11b10s12b10. 12br
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10As written, it's a misplaced modifier - it sounds like Jeanne is harder than the others, not her puzzle.02br
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00Although Jeanne's puzzle was hardr than all the others, she [referring back to Jeanne] finished it befor her friends finished theird.02br
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00Jeanne finished her puzzle before her friends finished theirs, although it was harder than all the others.0-

Avangi · Answer

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01cite10Anonymous12cite10 if any group comes to check the law, it should do so blantantly. 12blockquote

10 Do you possibly mean it should be done openly, or in an obvious and well-announced way; rather than surreptitiously?02br
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00If so, 01b01i00blatantly02i02b00 is probably the wrong word, as it tends to have strong pejorative overtones, and as Clive says, would make little sense.02br
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