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BW2/3 Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

oral story

The oral story that I often heard when I was a little kid in my village, that has been passing down for twenty generations.

Is this sentence OK?

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Hi, The oral story that I often heard when I was a little kid in my village, that has been passing down for twenty generations. The oral story that I often heard when I was a little kid in my village has been passed down for twenty generations. Do you mean 'story' or 'stories'?

— Clive

  • Hi, The oral story that I often heard when I was a little kid in my village, that has been passing down for twenty generations.
  • The oral story that I often heard when I was a little kid in my village has been passed down for twenty generations.
  • Do you mean 'story' or 'stories'?
  • Clive
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Hi,

The oral story that I often heard when I was a little kid in my village, that has been passing down for twenty generations.

The oral story that I often heard when I was a little kid in my village has been passed down for twenty generations.

Do you mean 'story' or 'stories'?

Clive
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Thank you Clive,

I mean just one oral story that has been passed down for twenty generations.

Can I say " mouth to mouth " story instead?

Is that natural?
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Hi,

Can I say " mouth to mouth " story instead?

Is that natural?No. You could say 'orally tranmitted'. The phrase 'folktales/stories' is also used.

Besy wishes, Clive
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>Can I say "mouth to mouth " story instead?

Nope.

"A story which was conveyed by word of mouth"
perhaps:
http://www.answers.com/topic/by-word-of-mouth
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