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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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0A: Hey James. How's your vacation? 02br
00James: Pretty good. I took my family to the national park and it was the first time we went there. The scenery was02br
00picturesque. If I have a chance, I'd like to visit it again soon.02br
00A: Cool. I went there last year and I caught a 10 pound catfish. My brother and I spent most of our time fishing while my02br
00sister and girlfriend playing at the waterfall.02br
00James: The waterfall was nice but the water was too cold for me. I got out in less than 2 minutes with goosebumps 02br
00A: OK. I'll let you get back to work. Talk to you later.02br
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00Are there any mistakes?02br
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00Thanks in advance!0-
  

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10New2grammar12cite 10A: Hey James. 11del 11font 10How's12font 12del 10 11font 10How was12font 10 your vacation? 12br 10James: Pretty good.

  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10New2grammar12cite 10A: Hey James.
  • 11del 11font 10How's12font 12del 10 11font 10How was12font 10 your vacation?
  • 12br 10James: Pretty good.
  • 12font 10 11del 10and12del 10 11font 10I12font 10t was the first time we went11font 10/had been12font 10 there.
  • The scenery was12br 10picturesque.
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10A: Hey James. 11del11font10How's12font12del10 11font10How was12font10 your vacation? 12br
10James: Pretty good. I took my family to the national park11font10.1
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0Yes. That's a mistake. 02br
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00Can I say, "while my sister and girlfriend played at the waterfall"? What's the difference?0-
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0That version would be fine too.02br
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00As a side note, there are many national parks in the U.S. You would have to specify which one.02br
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00Lastly, picturesque is a very fine word, but a bit fancy for a casual conversation. The scenery was spectacular! The scenery was awesome. It's SO picturesque up there - I'm so glad I had my camera. But "the s
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0Thanks, GG for the additional information. It was the first time I'd used the word picturesque. I was testing the water. 0-

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