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Hungry Posted 19 years ago
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Mistakes or/and have a more natural way?

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00Could you please tell me if there are any mistakes in the text below, or if you a more natural way of saying the same thing? 02br
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01i00I still remember whatever you bought for my birthday got eaten by your pets. And it took you a bit long to give me the presents. But thank God I don’t have any pets.02i0-
  

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0Did this happen once, or all the time? If it was eaten, how did he ever get it to you? 0-

  • 0Did this happen once, or all the time?
  • If it was eaten, how did he ever get it to you?
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0Did this happen once, or all the time? If it was eaten, how did he ever get it to you? Or was it whatever it was that he got you, that was then eaten, he then went and got a replacement?0-
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0Many thanks for the reply, GG.02br
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00No, It's happened only once. We have known eachother for only one year. She didn't get me the eaten ones. She got me some new. Actually she just made a funny excuse for being late in giving me gifts.050010id2
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1i01font00I still remember whatever you bought for my birthday got eaten by your pets. And it took you a bit long to give me the presents. But thank *** I don’t have any pets.02font02i02br
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00Here is a suggestion. There are a few ways you can write this.02br
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01i00I still remember how your
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0Thanks a trillion for the respectable suggestion, GG. But I want to say that I am not late as you were, because I don't have any pets. Could you please tell me how to say it as well?02br
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00I will be very thankful to you.0-
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0 And she gave me lots of gifts. 0-
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0Ah, so the fact that you don't have any pets related to the fact that you were on time, not that your pet didn't eat the second set of gifts.02br
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01i00I still remember how your pets ate whatever it was you bought for my birthday, and how it took you a while to get me the replacements. But thank goodness I didn't have any pets, so at least one of us got their gift
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0I haven't given her the gifts. So do I say the same way you have put or like this02br
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01i00But thank goodness I 01b00don't 02b00have any pets, so at least one of us 01b00can get02b00 their gifts on time!02i02br
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01i00Thanks you very very very very very much02i0-
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0 If you are talking about the gifts that are about to give her, then use your version. I thought you were talking about some time in the distant past - the "I still remember" sounds like it was a long time ago. 0-
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0OK. Thanks a lot, GG. Many many thanks.050010id1

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