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Teo Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

open/close, be open/closed

01. The department store is open at eleven and closed at ten every day.02br
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002. The department store opens at eleven and closes at ten every day.02br
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0 1. The department store is open at eleven and closed at ten every day. this is correct.

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  • The department store is open at eleven and closed at ten every day.
  • this is correct.
  • open and closed are adjective.
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0 1. The department store is open at eleven and closed at ten every day. this is correct. open and closed are adjective. 0-
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01font001. The department store is open at eleven 01font00am 02font00and closed at ten 01font00pm 02font00every day.02font00 00This means you can go into the store at 11am. It doesn't mean the doors open at 11am. Maybe they open
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1font00Having said that, I must admit that 01font00some people02font00 say sentence #1 when their meaning is that of sentence #2. Does anybody have any ideas about how we can stop people doing that? ha-ha02font02br
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01font00best wishes, Clive02font02br
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0Hi,02br
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00Yes. Did you think that all native speakers speak precisely all the time?02br
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00Clive 0-
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