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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Help me with two questions

Hi. Please answer two questions for me.

1. Would you say they mean the same?

Please look at the first and last pages (page??) of the chapter.

2. Which Is correct? Let us say the letters "XXX" stand for a city.

Which station should I go to to catch a bus to XXX?

Which station should I go to in order to catch a bus to XXX?

Which station should I go to catch a bus to XXX?
  

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1. Both page and pages are often used interchangeably without any difference in meaning. Strictly speaking, they need not mean exactly the same, though.

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  • Both page and pages are often used interchangeably without any difference in meaning.
  • Strictly speaking, they need not mean exactly the same, though.
  • The plural may refer to more than one page.
  • You can say: Look at the first page s , which means that more than one page is meant.
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1. Both page and pages are often used interchangeably without any difference in meaning. Strictly speaking, they need not mean exactly the same, though. The plural may refer to more than one page. You can say: Look at the first pages, which means that more than one page is meant.

2. The first two sentences are fine grammatically even though it may not very oft
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Hi,

The last sentence is ungrammatical even by English standards.

As bad as that, eh? Emotion: embarrassed I'm glad I'm a Ca
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CliveAs bad as that, eh? I'm glad I'm a Canadian.
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Thank you for your help.

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