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OrcaDeen Posted 18 years ago
Essay & Composition Writing
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00 I am confused in using certain combinations of words. I am afraid they may not seem English or that they form bad collocations 02 br
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00 Here are some ...... 02 br
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00 1- " 00 On their part, the villagers neither asked him about anything nor left him alone; 01 u 00 instead 02 u 00 , they kept circumambulating both his house and his shop, pointing their fingers at him. 01 u 00 Meanwhile, with patience, he reacted noncommittally 02 u 00 ." 02 br
00 2-" 00 00 00 The brunette 01 u 00 became 02 u 00 pale and skinny. In a corner of her chamber, she 01 u 00 used 02 u 00 to retreat kneeling and inclining her head with many haunting questions preoccupying her mind all day long. 00 What 01 u 00 had 02 u 00 she 01 u 00 caused 02 u 00 herself to suffer? How 01 u 00 had 02 u 00 she 01 u 00 wronged 02 u 00 her husband? 00 But all 01 u 00 had been 02 u 00 her fault. 00 . Since she 01 u 00 was 02 u 00 able neither to find her way out nor to face people after what had happened, she 01 u 00 had 02 u 00 no option but to get away once more. 00 00 01 b 01 u 00 But, what about her kids?/ But, what would be for the kids?/ 00 what had she got to do with the kids? 02 u 02 b 00 0-
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00 I am confused in using certain combinations of words. I am afraid they may not seem English or that they form bad collocations 02 br
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00 Here are some ...... 02 br
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00 so please correct them 02 br
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00 1- " 00 On their part, the villagers neither asked him about anything nor left him alone; 01 u 00 instead 02 u 00 , they kept circumambulating both his house and his shop, pointing their fingers at him. 01 u 00 Meanwhile, with patience, he reacted noncommittally 02 u 00 ." 02 br
00 2-" 00 00 00 The brunette 01 u 00 became 02 u 00 pale and skinny. In a corner of her chamber, she 01 u 00 used 02 u 00 to retreat kneeling and inclining her head with many haunting questions preoccupying her mind all day long. 00 What 01 u 00 had 02 u 00 she 01 u 00 caused 02 u 00 herself to suffer? How 01 u 00 had 02 u 00 she 01 u 00 wronged 02 u 00 her husband? 00 But all 01 u 00 had been 02 u 00 her fault. 00 . Since she 01 u 00 was 02 u 00 able neither to find her way out nor to face people after what had happened, she 01 u 00 had 02 u 00 no option but to get away once more. 00 00 01 b 01 u 00 But, what about her kids?/ But, what would be for the kids?/ 00 what had she got to do with the kids? 02 u 02 b 00 0-
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0 Hi, 02 br 02 br 00 I'm afard this all seems rather stilted and unnatural to me. 02 br 02 br 00 Let me begin by asking you if you wrote it yourself? 02 br 02 br 00 If you didn't write it, where did you get it from?
- 0 Hi, 02 br 02 br 00 I'm afard this all seems rather stilted and unnatural to me.
- 02 br 02 br 00 Let me begin by asking you if you wrote it yourself?
- 02 br 02 br 00 If you didn't write it, where did you get it from?
- 02 br 02 br 00 Best wishes, Clive.
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0 Hi, 02 br
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00 I'm afard this all seems rather stilted and unnatural to me. It also seems rather old-fashioned and literary. 02 br
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00 Let me begin by asking you if you wrote it yourself? if so, are you trying to write in a formal or in an everyday kind of style? 02 br
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00 If you didn't write it, where did you get it from? Is it a tr
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00 I'm afard this all seems rather stilted and unnatural to me. It also seems rather old-fashioned and literary. 02 br
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00 Let me begin by asking you if you wrote it yourself? if so, are you trying to write in a formal or in an everyday kind of style? 02 br
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00 If you didn't write it, where did you get it from? Is it a tr
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0 thank you for your reply 02 br
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00 well 02 br
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00 What I ask about is my translation to a short story written in Arabic 02 br
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00 And to make sure what I write is English, I ask some professional natives,Clive 05 0 02 br
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00 that is why I try to be so close to the author's wordings and his style which is so har
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00 well 02 br
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00 What I ask about is my translation to a short story written in Arabic 02 br
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00 And to make sure what I write is English, I ask some professional natives,Clive 05 0 02 br
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00 that is why I try to be so close to the author's wordings and his style which is so har
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