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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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demolition company

0<5 year old on the phone>02br
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00Kid: Is this a demolition company?02br
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00Employee: No. This is a software company. How can I help you?02br
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00Kid: I'm looking for a demolition company. I want to have my school blown up.02br
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00Employee: <laughing> Why would you want to do that?02br
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00Kid: My teachers give us a lot of tough homework. They are not nice people.02br
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00Employee: You can't get away with it.02br
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00Kid: Yes, I can. Nobody likes them. Could you put me through to a demolition company? I want to know when it can be carried out.02br
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00Are there any mistakes?02br
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00Thanks in advance0-
  

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02br 02br 00Employee: No. This is a software company. 02br 02br 00Kid: I'm looking for a demolition company.

— Mister Micawber

  • 02br 02br 00Employee: No.
  • This is a software company.
  • 02br 02br 00Kid: I'm looking for a demolition company.
  • 02br 02br 00Kid: My teachers give us a lot of tough homework.
  • 02br 02br 00Kid: Yes, I 01b 00will02b 00.
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01b01i00I doubt that 5-year-olds know the word 'demolition', but:02i02b02br
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00Kid: 01b00Are you 02b00a demolition company?02br
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00Employee: No. This is a software company. How can I help you?02br
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00Kid: I'm looking for a demolition company. I want to
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0MM, I wonder why "you can't get away with it" is not right.0-
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00You'll notice that there is nothing wrong with 01i00'they are'02i00, which I have changed to 01i00'they're02i00'. 01b00When I edit dialogues, I edit for both correctness and naturalness02b00. Please keep that in mind. 0-
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0 01b00I edit for both correctness and naturalness02b02br
00Thank you, MM. That's what I need. 0-
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