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Maple Posted 19 years ago
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Is it OK colloquially?

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00(It's from the script of an audio file, which begins with: 01i00I'm Racheal Godbell. In March of this year, six male volunteers in the London trial of a monoclonal antibody became seriously ill with the cytokine-release syndrome and had multiple organ failure. They were transfered to the intensive care unit at Northwick Park hospital in London. I'm speaking with doctor Ganesh Suntharalinga. He's the clinical director of intensive care at the hospital...02i02br
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00Do you think the highlighted sentenses acceptable in colloquial English? (I think it's not grammatical but I can know what she means.)02br
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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00My question:02font 02br 02br 01font 00Do you think the highlighted sentenses acceptable in colloquial English? )02font 00 It's colloquial only in the sense that it's very fragmentary. However, I don't really feel that I can see her meaning.

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00My question:02font 02br 02br 01font 00Do you think the highlighted sentenses acceptable in colloquial English?
  • )02font 00 It's colloquial only in the sense that it's very fragmentary.
  • However, I don't really feel that I can see her meaning.
  • Perhaps I could if I heard her tone of voice, saw the context, saw her facial expression etc.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00Do you think the highlighted sentenses acceptable in colloquial English? (I think it's not grammatical but I can know what she means.)02font00 It's colloquial only in the sense that it's very fragmentary. However, I don'
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0Thank you Clive!02br
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00Your opinion is helpful to me.02br
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01i00I'm interested in it because I think it can give me some clue how to speak while thinking and receiving new information at the same.02i0-

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