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Jackson6612 Posted 19 years ago
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do you think ''Canada: Through My Eyes'' a right title for a certain book?

0Is this a right title for a certain book in which I want to write about a certain country, let say Canada? 02br
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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Jackson661212cite 10Is this a right title for a certain book in which I want to write about a certain country, let11b 11u 11font 10's12font 12u 12b 10 say Canada? 12br 12br 11b 11font 10Canada: Through My Eyes12font 12b 12br 12blockquote 10 01b 01font 00Sounds good, especially if you include lots of photographs. 02font 02b 00 0-

— Philip

  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10Jackson661212cite 10Is this a right title for a certain book in which I want to write about a certain country, let11b 11u 11font 10's12font 12u 12b 10 say Canada?
  • 12br 12br 11b 11font 10Canada: Through My Eyes12font 12b 12br 12blockquote 10 01b 01font 00Sounds good, especially if you include lots of photographs.
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01cite10Jackson661212cite10Is this a right title for a certain book in which I want to write about a certain country, let11b11u11font10's12font12u12b10 say Canada? 12br
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0Dear Philip,02br
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00Thank you very much for correcting me. But please let me know the real difference between 01b01i00let's say02i02b00 and 01b01i00let us say02i02b00.0-
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0Let's say = informal and in everyday use02br
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00Let us say = correct, but more formal.0-
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0That means they both are correct to use.02br
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01font01b001:02b00 Isn't 01b01i00let say02i02b00 a right sentence/phrase/etc.?02font02br
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01cite10Jackson661212cite10That means they both are correct to use.12br
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11font11b101:12b10 Isn't 11b11i10let say12i12b10 a right sentence/phrase/etc.?12font12br
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0 01font01b001:02b00 Couldn't 01b01i00let say02i02b00 be used instead of 01b01i00let us say02i02b00?02font02br
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0 01font01b001:02b00 Couldn't 01b01i00let say02i02b00 be used instead of 01b01i00let us say02i02b00? 01font00No. 02font02font02br
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01font11b101:12b10 Couldn't 11b11i10let say12i12b10 be used instead of 11b11i10let us say12i12b10? 11font10No. 12font12font12br
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0 Not idiomatic. 0-
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0I think it's more than just not being idiomatic. To me, the reason is that "let" here is transitive, hence the pattern is V+N()02br
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