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Perfect Stranger Posted 13 years ago
Grammar

Native-like or not? no.13

Dear All,

Does this sentence sound native-like to you? Is the grammar and selection of words appropriate?

I lost my phone book contacts and I don't have anybody's number so you will have to give me a call or send a text message to me.


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This is more natural: I don’t have anybody’s number because I lost my address book, so you will have to give me a call or send me a text message. This is even better: I lost my address book, so you will have to call or text me. (Why not just ask the listener for his phone number again?

— RandomGuy

  • This is more natural: I don’t have anybody’s number because I lost my address book, so you will have to give me a call or send me a text message.
  • This is even better: I lost my address book, so you will have to call or text me.
  • (Why not just ask the listener for his phone number again?
  • )
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This is more natural:

I don’t have anybody’s number because I lost my address book, so you will have to give me a call or send me a text message.


This is even better:

I lost my address book, so you will have to call or text me.

(Why not just ask the listener for his phone number again? Or does you refer to a number of people?)
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