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Eunjinny Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
For
I was talking about taboo.
I was talking, something for taboo.
How do these two sentences differ?
I learned in a dictionary that 'for' means ' concerning'.
So, i figured that ' for' is similar with 'about' in usage.
I was talking, something for taboo.
How do these two sentences differ?
I learned in a dictionary that 'for' means ' concerning'.
So, i figured that ' for' is similar with 'about' in usage.
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Eunjinny,your sentences don't make any sense. Taboo is a borrowed word, mostly used as an adjective. These are OK: I was talking about taboo words.
- Eunjinny,your sentences don't make any sense.
- Taboo is a borrowed word, mostly used as an adjective.
- These are OK: I was talking about taboo words.
- I was talking about a taboo subject.
- In my country, asking a lady her age is a social taboo.
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Eunjinny,your sentences don't make any sense.
Taboo is a borrowed word, mostly used as an adjective. These are OK:
I was talking about taboo words. I was talking about a taboo subject.
In my country, asking a lady her age is a social taboo.
Broadcasting certain words is taboo in the United States. That's why you sometimes hear a lot of "bleep" sounds when someone is rapping.
Taboo is a borrowed word, mostly used as an adjective. These are OK:
I was talking about taboo words. I was talking about a taboo subject.
In my country, asking a lady her age is a social taboo.
Broadcasting certain words is taboo in the United States. That's why you sometimes hear a lot of "bleep" sounds when someone is rapping.
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