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The_mystic_dude Posted 21 years ago
Letter Writing
Fan mail
Hi! Please help me, I need to write a fan mail to a celebrity.
This was one of my sentences in my letter:
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You always play your role with passion, commitment, and love. It is therefore sometimes hard for me to believe that the situations which you are portraying so awesomely and realistically are in fact not really taking place.
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My questions are:
1) Can a "situation" "take place"? (happen and occur didn't sound good somehow)
2) Can one "portray" a "situation"?
and for another sentence:
3) What is the plural of "appendicitis"?
Thanks so much for your help!
Walt
This was one of my sentences in my letter:
...
You always play your role with passion, commitment, and love. It is therefore sometimes hard for me to believe that the situations which you are portraying so awesomely and realistically are in fact not really taking place.
...
My questions are:
1) Can a "situation" "take place"? (happen and occur didn't sound good somehow)
2) Can one "portray" a "situation"?
and for another sentence:
3) What is the plural of "appendicitis"?
Thanks so much for your help!
Walt
Top answer
1) Yes it sounds ok 2) Again, it sounds ok in this context, for an actor/actress 3)There is no plural for appendicitis, well, just appendicitis. multiple patients/sufferers yes, but not the actual disease.
- 1) Yes it sounds ok 2) Again, it sounds ok in this context, for an actor/actress 3)There is no plural for appendicitis, well, just appendicitis.
- multiple patients/sufferers yes, but not the actual disease.
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1) Yes it sounds ok
2) Again, it sounds ok in this context, for an actor/actress
3)There is no plural for appendicitis, well, just appendicitis. I can't imagine a plural situation...multiple patients/sufferers yes, but not the actual disease.
2) Again, it sounds ok in this context, for an actor/actress
3)There is no plural for appendicitis, well, just appendicitis. I can't imagine a plural situation...multiple patients/sufferers yes, but not the actual disease.
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Great! Thanks a lot for your help!
You know, I'm a native speaker but sometimes I just can't think of the simplest things.
You know, I'm a native speaker but sometimes I just can't think of the simplest things.
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No, it would be just plain old appendicitis.
Bit of a strange thing to say though, if you don't mind me commenting... fan mail is one thing, but don't go getting weird on her! The last thing you want to do is set off a 'stalker alert!'
Bit of a strange thing to say though, if you don't mind me commenting... fan mail is one thing, but don't go getting weird on her! The last thing you want to do is set off a 'stalker alert!'
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lol thanks a lot. I'll leave appendicitis then.
No I don't mind your commenting, thanks, but you should know that she has talked about the whole appendicitis story quite often already on television, and my sentence (which is a bit different to what i posted) is supposed to be humorous, not stalkerish. I'm sure she'll understand it.
No I don't mind your commenting, thanks, but you should know that she has talked about the whole appendicitis story quite often already on television, and my sentence (which is a bit different to what i posted) is supposed to be humorous, not stalkerish. I'm sure she'll understand it.
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