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Yoong Liat Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

correct terms

0 1. When we welcome a new member, which of the following sentences should be used?02br
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01b00Welcome to the 01i00forum.02i02b02br
01b00Welcome to the 01i00forums.02i02b02br
002. 01i00EnglishForward02i00.com: Could it be called "01i00Englishforum02i00.com"?02br
00Thanks in advance.02br
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0 Hi Yoong,02br 00I usually say "forum", because I consider this as one forum and not several forums all together. )02br 02br 00So in my opinion it's just a matter of different point of views. 050010id1

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  • 0 Hi Yoong,02br 00I usually say "forum", because I consider this as one forum and not several forums all together.
  • )02br 02br 00So in my opinion it's just a matter of different point of views.
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0 Hi Yoong,02br
00I usually say "forum", because I consider this as one forum and not several forums all together. But since this website is called "EnglishForward", the one who thought of the name might have considered this as several forums (one forum could be the grammar section, another one could be the section on controversial subjects, etc.)02br
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0 It may not be obvious. There are other forums on the website. 0-
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0 I think I might well say either. "Welcome to the forum!" treats all the separate sections as a whole, like a piazza with several different areas where people gather; "Welcome to the forums!" treats each section as a separate meeting place.02br
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00(But it couldn't have been called englishforum.com, because that domain name was already taken, when EF was created...)02b
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0 Hi, guys, thanks for the replies from all of you.02br
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