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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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i need help with this sentence, please, it's important :(
is this sentence correct?
professor black considers that younger women are less prepared to deal with the sacrifices she has dealt with.
professor black considers that younger women are less prepared to deal with the sacrifices she has dealt with.
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Hi, is this sentence correct? professor black considers that younger women are less prepared to deal with the sacrifices she has dealt with. No, because you need to add two capital letters.
- Hi, is this sentence correct?
- professor black considers that younger women are less prepared to deal with the sacrifices she has dealt with.
- No, because you need to add two capital letters.
- You would, of course, need an appropriate context in which to say this.
- Best wishes, Clive
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Hi,
is this sentence correct?
professor black considers that younger women are less prepared to deal with the sacrifices she has dealt with.
No, because you need to add two capital letters.
You would, of course, need an appropriate context in which to say this.
Best wishes, Clive
is this sentence correct?
professor black considers that younger women are less prepared to deal with the sacrifices she has dealt with.
No, because you need to add two capital letters.
You would, of course, need an appropriate context in which to say this.
Best wishes, Clive
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i know that i need to add capital letters but that wasn't my question...
the sentence seems to be written correctly and i'm really not sure what's wrong.
so i would like to know... is it correct?
and you don't need the context to figure it out.
the sentence seems to be written correctly and i'm really not sure what's wrong.
so i would like to know... is it correct?
and you don't need the context to figure it out.
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oh, there are some other things i wanted to ask...
- can you say that someone PERFORMED a speech. 'cause i wrote that in my exam and the teacher said she had never heard of that expression
- is the term 'fighter for human rights' correct? i know that activist would be a more appropriate word but still...
- is it ok to say 'the amount of women'
i'd really
- can you say that someone PERFORMED a speech. 'cause i wrote that in my exam and the teacher said she had never heard of that expression
- is the term 'fighter for human rights' correct? i know that activist would be a more appropriate word but still...
- is it ok to say 'the amount of women'
i'd really
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Anonymousi know that i need to add capital letters but that wasn't my question...But when you ask if something is correct and it has an incorrect element, it would be remiss of us to not point that out. Oddly, we expect that when people come to a forum to learn English and present their work as correct, they have taken all due care to ensure that it
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- can you say that someone PERFORMED a speech. 'cause i wrote that in my exam and the teacher said she had never heard of that expression
It's better to say someone gave a speech. You perform in a play.
- is the term 'fighter for human rights' correct? i know that activist would be a more appropriate word but still...
It doesn't sound natural at all. Human rights advoca
It's better to say someone gave a speech. You perform in a play.
- is the term 'fighter for human rights' correct? i know that activist would be a more appropriate word but still...
It doesn't sound natural at all. Human rights advoca
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ok, i know that you perform in a play, but what if you google the expressions and find out that ther are several title containing that term, including a topic on this forum on how to perform a speech.
secondly, i also know that fighter for human rights doesn't sound natural and that the other terms are better, but can this one also be used ?
and the amount of women is the same a
secondly, i also know that fighter for human rights doesn't sound natural and that the other terms are better, but can this one also be used ?
and the amount of women is the same a
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You will find examples of just about everything on the Internet.
Are you really comfortable using Google searches as your basis for deciding something is acceptable?
Are you really comfortable using Google searches as your basis for deciding something is acceptable?
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Of course not, I was only trying to find some examples for the things that I'm not sure that are correct. I found some examples but I know very well that the Internet is not a reliable source.
Why else would I ask for opinions here?
Thanks for your help, I appreciate it very much
Why else would I ask for opinions here?
Thanks for your help, I appreciate it very much
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Hi,
is this sentence correct?
professor black considers that younger women are less prepared to deal with the sacrifices she has dealt with.
No, because you need to add two capital letters.
You asked me if the sentence was correct. I said that it wasn't, and I explained the reason.
I regret that you don't appear to find that a good answer.
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is this sentence correct?
professor black considers that younger women are less prepared to deal with the sacrifices she has dealt with.
No, because you need to add two capital letters.
You asked me if the sentence was correct. I said that it wasn't, and I explained the reason.
I regret that you don't appear to find that a good answer.
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I'm so sorry Clive, I don't think your answer is wrong. 
I wrote this sentence when I was translating an English text a few d
I wrote this sentence when I was translating an English text a few d
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