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Tuongvan Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
How to express it?
Dear teachers,
Please help me express this idea: I know Mr Jim is my friend Mike's uncle because Mike and other people have told me about him many times, but I have never met Mr. Jim before. I just know him by name only .Now it is the first time I meet face-to-face with him at the party. Can I saylike this? :
Hi,Mr Jim.I've heard about you for a long time (now), but only by sight today
Thank you in advance
Please help me express this idea: I know Mr Jim is my friend Mike's uncle because Mike and other people have told me about him many times, but I have never met Mr. Jim before. I just know him by name only .Now it is the first time I meet face-to-face with him at the party. Can I saylike this? :
Hi,Mr Jim.I've heard about you for a long time (now), but only by sight today
Thank you in advance
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First, we do not use 'Mr' with first names. You should address him either as 'Mr Obama' or simply as 'Barack'. Hi, Mr Obama.
- First, we do not use 'Mr' with first names.
- You should address him either as 'Mr Obama' or simply as 'Barack'.
- Hi, Mr Obama.
- I've heard about you for a long time (now), but today is the first time I've seen you!
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First, we do not use 'Mr' with first names. You should address him either as 'Mr Obama' or simply as 'Barack'.
Hi, Mr Obama. I've heard about you for a long time (now), but today is the first time I've seen you!
First, we do not use 'Mr' with first names. You should address him either as 'Mr Obama' or simply as 'Barack'.
Hi, Mr Obama. I've heard about you for a long time (now), but today is the first time I've seen you!
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I prefer:
Hi, Mr Obama. I've heard alot about you from our mutual friends but I believe this is the first time we've met face to face?
Hi, Mr Obama. I've heard alot about you from our mutual friends but I believe this is the first time we've met face to face?
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Thank you Mister Micawber very much.But how about if I say" but only by sight today"? is it wrong or right? I see this phrase in a short story.
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A painting that hung all alone in one corner caught Dieu’s eyes because it was so different from the others: it was a life buoy on a billowing sea. The buoy was round and red, a stark contrast to the ash-grey stormy sea. The idea of the
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A painting that hung all alone in one corner caught Dieu’s eyes because it was so different from the others: it was a life buoy on a billowing sea. The buoy was round and red, a stark contrast to the ash-grey stormy sea. The idea of the
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Can I say like this instead?
Hi, Mr Obama. I've heard about you for a long time (now), but never face-to-face until today.
Hi, Mr Obama. I've heard about you for a long time (now), but never face-to-face until today.
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Sorry, but it makes no grammatical or semantic sense to me, Truongvan. Look at the core of the sentence more closely: I’ve heard about you... by sight / face-to-face. ??
A similar phrasing that is common, however, is to 'know (someone, -thing) by sight'. For instance:
I don't know that old man's name; I just know him by sight.
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Sorry, but it makes no grammatical or semantic sense to me, Truongvan. Look at the core of the sentence more closely: I’ve heard about you... by sight / face-to-face. ??
A similar phrasing that is common, however, is to 'know (someone, -thing) by sight'. For instance:
I don't know that old man's name; I just know him by sight.
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Hi, Can I say like this instead?
Hi, Mr Obama. I've heard about you for a long time (now), but never face-to-face until today.
Hi, Mr Obama. I've heard about you for a long time (now), but never face-to-face until today.
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Hi Tuongvan
You've still got the same problem you had before in that sentence. The end of your sentence in essence means that you've never heard about him face-to-face, and that doesn't make any sense.
Here is another suggestion:
Hi, Mr Obama. I've heard about you for a long time (now), so it's nice to finally meet you (in person).
You've still got the same problem you had before in that sentence. The end of your sentence in essence means that you've never heard about him face-to-face, and that doesn't make any sense.
Here is another suggestion:
Hi, Mr Obama. I've heard about you for a long time (now), so it's nice to finally meet you (in person).
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