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HUBLOT Posted 13 years ago
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Has not contacted relatives since

Hi teachers,

- A teenager who left her southwest NSW home more than a week before Christmas has not contacted relatives since, police say. (http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/teen-girl-missing-for-two-weeks-20121228-2byzw.html)



- A teenager has not contacted relatives since she left her southwest NSW home more than a week before Christmas, police say.

Are both correct?
  

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HUBLOT Are both correct? Yes, they are.

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HUBLOTAre both correct?
Yes, they are.
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Thanks a lot, Mister Micawber.

Does the first sound better in the news report? If it does, could you explain why?
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HUBLOTDoes the first sound better in the news report?
Not to me, particularly. I suppose that the writer wants to save the key news for the end of the sentence.
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