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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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licence plate number

If you have a car accident, be sure to look for the other car's license plate number.

Hi,
Is "license" in the above optional? Thanks.
  

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Hi, If you have a car accident, be sure to look for the other car's license plate number. Is "license" in the above optional? Thanks.

— Clive

  • Hi, If you have a car accident, be sure to look for the other car's license plate number.
  • Is "license" in the above optional?
  • Thanks.
  • All 3 words can be optional,.
  • eg You could say license plate license number plate number number 'Get' is more common than 'look for'.
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Hi,

If you have a car accident, be sure to look for the other car's license plate number.

Is "license" in the above optional? Thanks.

All 3 words can be optional,. eg You could say

license plate
license number
plate number
number

'Get' is more common than 'look for'.

Clive
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I'm sure it is omitted sometimes, but I doubt that I would usually omit it myself.
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