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Takoyaki-English Posted 18 years ago
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I deliver newspapers.

0Hello.02br
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00Tom: What do you do for a living?02br
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00If you were a newspaper delivery man, what would you answer in response to Tom's inquiry?02br
00Are the following answers acceptable?02br
001) I'm a newspaper delivery man.02br
002) I have a paper route.02br
003) I deliver newspapers.02br
004) I deliver the paper.02br
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00I guess that the third one is the most often heard.0-
  

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02br 00Are the following answers acceptable? 02br 001) I'm a newspaper delivery man. 02br 002) I have a paper route.

— Clive

  • 02br 00Are the following answers acceptable?
  • 02br 001) I'm a newspaper delivery man.
  • 02br 002) I have a paper route.
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00I guess that the third one is the most often heard.
  • 02font 00Maybe.
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0Hi,02br
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00Tom: What do you do for a living?02br
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00If you were a newspaper delivery man, what would you answer in response to Tom's inquiry?02br
00Are the following answers acceptable? 00Yes, they are.02br
001) I'm a newspaper delivery man. 00Makes the jo
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1b01font00Clive,02br
00Thank you for the reply.02font02b02br
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01b01font00Are 3) and 4) interchangeable?02font02b0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Generally speaking, yes.02br
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00But not if you want to speak as informally as possible.02br
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00Clive0-
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0Clive,02br
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00Thank you!0-
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0Hello.02br
00Is it also okay to say, "I'm a newspaper carrier"?0-
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0Hi,02br
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00Seems OK, but I don't hear people say that.02br
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00We do speak of a mailman as a letter-carrier. 02br
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00Clive0-
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0Clive,02br
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00Thank you for the response.0-
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