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Desireandlove Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

Courts, award, custody, circumstance, tide, equally

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00I maybe tend to ask a lot of questions which are simple for you guys, and there's a reason why I am asking you many questions. English is my third language and therefore it is hard to learn. I hope I someday will become better in English than I do now.02br
00Anyway, here's the sentence I do understand, but there are some words I need explanations on.02br
00"They seemed really shocked that the 01b00courts 02b00would 01b00award custody 02b00to the father in those 01b00circumstances02b00. I think that maybe the 01b00tide 02b00is turning and men are being seen as 01b00equally 02b00able to look after children."02br
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00 PS! You can just correcting my errors, this is the only way I can learn my errors and perhaps improve my English. 0-
  

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02font 02br 02br 01font 00"They seemed really shocked that the 01b 00courts02b 00 00legal institutions, presided over by a judge (did youlook in your dictionary? 05000)02font 02br 02br 01font 00would 01b 00award custody 02b 02font 01font 00to the father 02font 00give the father the right/responsibility to take care of and make decisions for the children (simply put, the children live with the father)02br 02br 01font 00in those 01b 00circumstances02b 00. 02font 00in that situation02br 02br 01font 00I think that maybe the 01b 00tide 02b 00is turning 02font 00this phrase means that the course of events is starting to go in an opposite direction.

— Clive

  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00"They seemed really shocked that the 01b 00courts02b 00 00legal institutions, presided over by a judge (did youlook in your dictionary?
  • 05000)02font 02br 02br 01font 00would 01b 00award custody 02b 02font 01font 00to the father 02font 00give the father the right/responsibility to take care of and make decisions for the children (simply put, the children live with the father)02br 02br 01font 00in those 01b 00circumstances02b 00.
  • 02font 00in that situation02br 02br 01font 00I think that maybe the 01b 00tide 02b 00is turning 02font 00this phrase means that the course of events is starting to go in an opposite direction.
  • The courts used to see mothers as better able to look after children, but now the courts are beginning to change their opinion.
  • )02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive010id1
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0Hi,02br
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01font00here's the sentence I do understand, but there are some words I need explanations on.02font02br
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01font00"They seemed really shocked that the 01b00courts02b00 00legal institutions, presided over by a judge (did youlook in your dictionary? 0
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0Hello D&L,02br
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00It would be easier to explain this if we had more context. Some of the words, like 01i00circumstances02i00 and 01i00equally02i00, are common words not used idiomatically, so I don't know why they are causing you trouble. 02br
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00The courts - custody is decided in the court, by the jud
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0Yes, I did, but did not unsterdand well in the dictionary. Thanks for helping me, I appreciate your efforts. 0-
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0 I see Clive has beaten me to the punch02br
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00Beaten me to the punch? What does that mean? 0-
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0An idiom meaning that he got there/did something/told a story before I did.0-
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