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Yoong Liat Posted 19 years ago
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Is 'my' needed?

0I am now even more determined to sincerely devote myself and (my) time to working hard ...02br
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00Is 'my' optional or obligatory?02br
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00Thanks in advance.0-
  

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0If I omitted01i00 my02i00in such sentence my writing teacher wouldnt give me even one point.05002br
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00You had better use 01i00my02i00 because ...myself time working ....is a strange sentence isn't it?010id2
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01cite10Yoong Liat12cite10I am now even more determined to sincerely devote myself and (my) time to working hard ...12br
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10Is 'my' optional or obligatory?12br
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10Thanks in advance.12br
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10If you want to talk about your personal time, use
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0 I think you need 01i00my. 02br
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02i00However, I think that 01b00to devote oneself02b00 implies devoting one's 01b00time02b00, beside mental resources, etc. If you feel it doesn't, leave it there. 01i02br
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01cite10Marius Hancu12cite10I think you need 11i10my. 12br
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12i10However, I think that 11b10to devote oneself12b10 implies devoting one's 11b10time12b10, beside mental resources, etc. If you feel it doesn't, leave it there. 11i12br
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