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Anonymous Posted 15 years ago
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Except (for) the fact and a little longer
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Q: What is the difference between those two dolls?
A: They are the same except the fact one has a little longer right arm than the other.
Questions
1) Could we use the phrase "except for the fact" instead of "except the fact"?
2) Don't we need an article for the noun "arm"? If we do, where is it? I think the words "a little" a single phrase. I think we can write, "It is a little long," or "It is a little longer." Oh, on second thoughts, for whatever reason (which I can't think of), It might not be right to use the phrase "a little" with the comparative "longer." Help.
Q: What is the difference between those two dolls?
A: They are the same except the fact one has a little longer right arm than the other.
Questions
1) Could we use the phrase "except for the fact" instead of "except the fact"?
2) Don't we need an article for the noun "arm"? If we do, where is it? I think the words "a little" a single phrase. I think we can write, "It is a little long," or "It is a little longer." Oh, on second thoughts, for whatever reason (which I can't think of), It might not be right to use the phrase "a little" with the comparative "longer." Help.
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-- Yes. 2) Don't we need an article for the noun "arm"? If we do, where is it?
- -- Yes.
- 2) Don't we need an article for the noun "arm"?
- If we do, where is it?
- -- Before 'little'.
- I think the words "a little" a single phrase.
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1) Could we use the phrase "except for the fact" instead of "except the fact"?-- Yes.
2) Don't we need an article for the noun "arm"? If we do, where is it? -- Before 'little'.
I think the words "a little" a single phrase. -- Yes, but the article serves both purposes. We cannot use ' a a little longer right arm'!
It might not be right to use
2) Don't we need an article for the noun "arm"? If we do, where is it? -- Before 'little'.
I think the words "a little" a single phrase. -- Yes, but the article serves both purposes. We cannot use ' a a little longer right arm'!
It might not be right to use
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