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Stevenukd Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

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0Dear Teachers, 02br
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001.– She still stands on ceremony when talking with/to me. 02br
00-He still minds his manners when he talks to/with me. 02br
00-Are these natural and the same meaning? 02br
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00200.In some action films the police often say “freeze!”, does this mean “stand still!” or “don’t move!”? 02br
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003.I want to tell my friends to get into my house, so I’ll say these, right? 02br
00-You guys, get in! 02br
00-You guys, go inside / get inside! 02br
00-You guys, come on in! 02br
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004.I’m so sure that she just / only loves me beside her family members. 02br
00-Is this natural? 02br
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00Thanks a lot to Teachers, 02br
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00 Stevenukd.0-
  

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0 1. I would use 01font 00to02font 00 in both of these sentences, though 01font 00with02font 00 would also be correct and natural. If one says "Jim will talk 01font 00to02font 00 her," there is the feeling that Jim will do most of the talking.

— Rvw

  • 0 1.
  • I would use 01font 00to02font 00 in both of these sentences, though 01font 00with02font 00 would also be correct and natural.
  • If one says "Jim will talk 01font 00to02font 00 her," there is the feeling that Jim will do most of the talking.
  • 01font 00Talk with02font 00 conveys more of a feeling of an exchange.
  • In your sentences, 01font 00she stands on ceremony02font 00 and 01font 00he still minds his manners02font 00 when talking to me; you are describing her or his talking01b 00 02b 01u 01b 00to02b 02u 00 me.
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0 1. I would use 01font00to02font00 in both of these sentences, though 01font00with02font00 would also be correct and natural. If one says "Jim will talk 01font00to02font00 her," there is the feeling that Jim will do most of the talking. 01font
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0 May I comment on number 2? As far as I know, the "Freeze." means just that freeze from where you are and what you are doing at that point in time. If you were bending forward to pick up a coin and when someone very strong shouts "Freeze," then you should stop moving and maintan that posture until he gives the permission to move. I wouldn't do what I ???did at the beginning -- proceeding to
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