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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
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1 i 00 Critics say Scripture is sacred and shouldn't be put in magazine form. 02 i 02 br
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00 I think 01 i 00 a 02 i 00 is strictly needed before 01 i 00 magazine 02 i 00 because 01 i 00 form 02 i 00 is countable. 02 br
00 Right? 02 br
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00 I think 01 i 00 a 02 i 00 is strictly needed before 01 i 00 magazine 02 i 00 because 01 i 00 form 02 i 00 is countable. 02 br
00 Right? 02 br
00 Thanks 0-
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0 Hi LiJ 02 br 01 i 00 In magazine form 02 i 00 sounds just fine to me. 01 i 00 Form 02 i 00 is indeed countable but there are count 01 u 00 less 02 u 00 idiomatic usages. 02 br 00 Cheers, CB 0-
- 0 Hi LiJ 02 br 01 i 00 In magazine form 02 i 00 sounds just fine to me.
- 01 i 00 Form 02 i 00 is indeed countable but there are count 01 u 00 less 02 u 00 idiomatic usages.
- 02 br 00 Cheers, CB 0-
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0 Hi LiJ 02 br
01 i 00 In magazine form 02 i 00 sounds just fine to me. 01 i 00 Form 02 i 00 is indeed countable but there are count 01 u 00 less 02 u 00 idiomatic usages. Adding 01 i 00 a 02 i 00 wouldn't make a lot of difference to me but I've got a hunch many natives would object to it. 02 br
00 Cheers, CB 0-
01 i 00 In magazine form 02 i 00 sounds just fine to me. 01 i 00 Form 02 i 00 is indeed countable but there are count 01 u 00 less 02 u 00 idiomatic usages. Adding 01 i 00 a 02 i 00 wouldn't make a lot of difference to me but I've got a hunch many natives would object to it. 02 br
00 Cheers, CB 0-
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0 01 i 00 Critics say Scripture is sacred and shouldn't be put in 01 span 00 a 02 span 00 magazine form. 02 i 02 br
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00 This sounds entirely unnatural. You won't find any native speakers saying this. 0-
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00 This sounds entirely unnatural. You won't find any native speakers saying this. 0-
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01 cite 10 RayH 12 cite 11 i 10 Critics say Scripture is sacred and shouldn't be put in 11 span 10 a 12 span 10 magazine form. 12 i 12 br
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10 This sounds entirely unnatural. You won't find any native speakers saying this. 12 br
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1 i 00 in good form; in bad form; in book form; in magazine form; triangular in form; rectangular in form 02 i 02 br
00 This use of 01 i 00 form 02 i 00 is uncountable. The analogs are 01 i 00 shape 02 i 00 and 01 i 00 condition 02 i 00 . 02 br
01 i 00 in good condition; in good shape; triangular in shape; in po
00 This use of 01 i 00 form 02 i 00 is uncountable. The analogs are 01 i 00 shape 02 i 00 and 01 i 00 condition 02 i 00 . 02 br
01 i 00 in good condition; in good shape; triangular in shape; in po
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0 Googl;e searches are not a reliable guide to proper usage. There are too many variables and many blogs that are poorly written. 02 br
00 In this instance, "magazine form" is using 01 b 00 form 02 b 00 as a generalized term and the article is not required. It would have been better written as 01 i 00 Critics say Scripture is sacred and shouldn't be 01 b
00 In this instance, "magazine form" is using 01 b 00 form 02 b 00 as a generalized term and the article is not required. It would have been better written as 01 i 00 Critics say Scripture is sacred and shouldn't be 01 b
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