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Tenjing Posted 12 years ago
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is thia conversation correct?

Jack: Is your print out machine free?
Alex: No, do you want it?
Jack: yes, I have wanted it for two days.
  

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What do you mean by "print-out machine"? I'm wondering if it should just be "printer". By "free", do you mean available for use?

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  • What do you mean by "print-out machine"?
  • I'm wondering if it should just be "printer".
  • By "free", do you mean available for use?
  • By "I have wanted it", do you mean "I have been wanting to use it"?
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What do you mean by "print-out machine"? I'm wondering if it should just be "printer".

By "free", do you mean available for use?

By "I have wanted it", do you mean "I have been wanting to use it"?
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Yes,yes,and yes.
Jack: Is your printer available?
Alex: No, I am sorry. Do you want it now?
Jack: Yes,I have wanted it for two days.
Please check this.
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'Two days' sounds rather odd—it is such a long time. How could Jack's printer been in constant use for so long? Why didn't Jack go to another printer?
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Suppose, they are in a remote village and there is only one printer in the village. Is that conversation correct with this context?
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Is the printer owned by the vicar or the farrier?
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tenjing Yes,yes,and yes.Jack: Is your printer available?Alex: No, I am sorry. Do you want it now?Jack: Yes,I have wanted it for two days.Please check this.
"free" is OK then (I just wanted to be sure I understood the meaning correctly). In conversation, contractions ("I'm", "I've") are normally used:

Jack: Is your printer free/available?
Alex: No,
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