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0There are many opportunities in a community to generate favorable news coverage. One that works well for us is our open house, which we hold once every two years, inviting friends on that island, local clergy, politicians, and the media. There a tour, entertainment and small talk, all of which allow those of other religions to understand what we are doing.02br
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00Should it be "There is a tour"? Please advise.02br
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00All ministers of religion in one area should be considered one’s natural allies regardless of sect, in an effort made to personally know each. Not to be overlooked is the simple but expensive method of buying paid advertising space in newspapers, magazines, television, or, in this case, a billboard calling for the ordination of women as priests in the Catholic Church.02br
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00Should it be "personally know each other." Please check.02br
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00Its reporting needs to be accurate and unbiased, something that can be trusted by the media. While not begun by a religious group, a useful illustration is Al Jazeera, the Qatar-based news channel and Web site. Prior to September 11th, hardly anyone in the West had heard of it, and when they did, thought it perhaps a radical Muslim operation.02br
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00Should it be " thought it was perhaps"? Please clarify.02br
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00A group from any religion could have taken the lead had the papers and cartoonists been convinced to apologize early, and it would have been much more difficult for the matter to become an international disaster complete with loss of life.02br
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00Any punctuation or word missing before "had the papers…"? Please check.0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00There are many opportunities in a community to generate favorable news coverage. One that works well for us is our open house, which we hold once every two years, inviting friends on that island, local clergy, politicians, and the media. 02font 02br 02br 01font 00 00 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Should it be "There is a tour"?

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00There are many opportunities in a community to generate favorable news coverage.
  • One that works well for us is our open house, which we hold once every two years, inviting friends on that island, local clergy, politicians, and the media.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00 00 02font 02br 02br 01font 00Should it be "There is a tour"?
  • 00 Yes02font 02br 02br 01font 00 00 02font 02br 02br 01font 00All ministers of religion in one area should be considered 01b 00one's02b 00 natural allies regardless of sect, 01font 00in an effort made to personally know each02font 00.
  • 00 The phrase doesn't make sense.
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0Hi,02br
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01font00There are many opportunities in a community to generate favorable news coverage. One that works well for us is our open house, which we hold once every two years, inviting friends on that island, local clergy, politicians, and the media. There a tour, entertainment and small talk, all of which allow those of other religions to u
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0Some points of disagreement as listed below for argument sake:-02br
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01font00Should it be "There is a tour"? Please advise.02font00 Yes - Should be "There will be a tour" since the message appears to refer to the next one.02br
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1font00Hi guys,02font02br
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00Some points of disagreement as listed below for argument sake:-02br
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01font00Should it be "There is a tour"? Please advise.02font00 Yes - Should be "There will be a tour" since the message appears to refer to the next one.01font
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01font00'They' is commonly used here.02font00 This is the so-called 'Singular They', but I read somewhere that this is a disputed usage. I have finally located the site where I have seen it. It is a blog post titled02h3

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00Best regards.0230hrefhttp://kengtpenangenglish.blogspot.com/20
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0Hi,02br
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00As we've noted, this usage is widely accepted.02br
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00If you'll permit me to say so, my feeling is that, if you are able to understand the kind of discussion in this blog, you are able to make your own stylistic choices about English without needing help from other people.05002br
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00Best wishes, Clive010id

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