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Hkqq Posted 18 years ago
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Dinner FIRST

0My home worker and me take turn to look after baby when dinning time. When I finish my dinner, I will call her to dinner then. Is it correct to say "Maria, let me take your turn to look after baby, pls. have your dinner first"0-
  

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10hkqq12cite 10My home worker and 11b 10I12b 10 take turn11b 10s12b 10 to look after baby when dinning time. When I finish my dinner, I will call her to dinner then. Is it correct to say "Maria, let me take your turn to look after baby, pls.

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  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10hkqq12cite 10My home worker and 11b 10I12b 10 take turn11b 10s12b 10 to look after baby when dinning time.
  • When I finish my dinner, I will call her to dinner then.
  • Is it correct to say "Maria, let me take your turn to look after baby, pls.
  • have your dinner first"12br 12blockquote 10I would say: "Maria, go and have your dinner now and I will look after xxxxxx".
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01cite10hkqq12cite10My home worker and 11b10I12b10 take turn11b10s12b10 to look after baby when dinning time. When I finish my dinner, I will call her to dinner then. Is it correct to say "Maria, let me take your turn to look after baby, pls. have your dinner first"12br
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00This is more natural (01b00edit-- I mean more natural than the original. Feebs's is fine too02b00):02br
01i00Maria, I'll look after the baby now. Please come and have your dinner.02i02br
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00"dinning time" - dinner time, or during our dinner, or at dinner, or while eating dinner. But not "dinning" - unless that is unique to your area.02br
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00"home worker" sounds very awkward to me. Housekeeper, maid, nanny, au pair, etc. If her job is primarily the child, then "nanny" or "au pair."0-
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