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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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I would rather starve than beg food from strangers.

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0Hi,02br
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0Sorry to interrupt. I think it's redundant to include "strangers". And I have a question regarding this sentence.02br
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00I would say "I would rather starve than beg 01i00for02i00 food." Is it OK to include a for?0-
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10Sorry to interrupt. I think it's redundant to include "strangers". And I have a question regarding this sentence.12br
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10I would say "I would rather starve than beg 11i10for12i10 food." Is it OK to include a for?12br
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0This question is intriguing! Here I found another example from a dictionary: 01b01i00From whom did he beg this money?02i02b0-
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0People can beg from their parents, their other relatives or even their friends. I don't find the part about strangers to be redudant at all. 0-
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10This question is intriguing! Here I found another example from a dictionary: 11b11i10From whom did he beg this money?12i12b12br
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10One begs for something 01b00from somebody02b00. Hence, the senten
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20This question is intriguing! Here I found another example from a dictionary: 21b21i20From whom did he beg this money?22i22b22br
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30This question is intriguing! Here I found another example from a dictionary: 31b31i30From whom did he beg thi
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0Subconciously, I always thought people begged from strangers. Thanks for pointing that out, GG.0-
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0Hi guys,02br
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00In the original example, 'for' is optional.02br
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00Consider the standard expression 01b00'I beg your pardon'.02b00 We don't normally say 'I beg01b00 for02b00 your pardon' (although we could).02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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