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0I went to his place yesterday, that time he was packing his bags as he was to leave for 010200 for some urgent work. He was in so hurry that he wasn’t able to spoke to me properly. He just told me, he will call me up as soon as he will reach 010200 and explain me everything. 0-
  

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1font 00When02font 00 I went to his place yesterday, 01font 01del 00that time02del 02font 00 he was packing his bags as he was to leave for UK for some urgent work. He was in 01font 01del 00so02del 02font 00 01font 00such a02font 00 hurry that he wasn’t able to 01font 01del 00spoke02del 02font 00 01font 00speak02font 00 to me 01del 00properly02del 00. He just told me he 01font 01del 00will02del 02font 00 01font 00would02font 00 call me up as soon as he 01font 01del 00will02del 00 02font 00reach01font 00ed the02font 00 UK and explain 01font 01del 00me02del 02font 00 everything.

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  • 1font 00When02font 00 I went to his place yesterday, 01font 01del 00that time02del 02font 00 he was packing his bags as he was to leave for UK for some urgent work.
  • He was in 01font 01del 00so02del 02font 00 01font 00such a02font 00 hurry that he wasn’t able to 01font 01del 00spoke02del 02font 00 01font 00speak02font 00 to me 01del 00properly02del 00.
  • He just told me he 01font 01del 00will02del 02font 00 01font 00would02font 00 call me up as soon as he 01font 01del 00will02del 00 02font 00reach01font 00ed the02font 00 UK and explain 01font 01del 00me02del 02font 00 everything.
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1font00When02font00 I went to his place yesterday, 01font01del00that time02del02font00 he was packing his bags as he was to leave for UK for some urgent work. He was in 01font01del00so02del02font00 01font
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0I went to his place yesterday, that time (when?) he was packing his bags as he was to leave for (the) UK for some urgent work. He was in so(such a ?) hurry that he wasn’t able to 01del00spoke02del00 speak to me properly. He just told me, he 01del00will02del00 would call me up as soon as he 01del00will02del00 reache
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0I went to his place yesterday, 01font01del00that time (when?)02del00 just as02font00 he was packing his bags 01font01del00as he was02del02font00 to leave for 01font01u00the02u02font00 UK for some urgent wo
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0Thanks CJ. 05002br
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00By the way, why is properly wrong? I can sort of guess but I'd like a confirmation. Does it sound like the person has a speech problem?010id1
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01cite10New2grammar12cite10Does it sound like the person has a speech problem?12blockquote
10 LOL!!! Yes! It thounths like he hath trouble thpeaking!02br
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0LOL!02br
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00Maybe that's was the writer's intention - to show how panic the person was (though I don't see any link between ability to speak and being panic - Maybe some people have such a problem. Never know) 0-
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0Thanks a lot for evryones contribution and help me to rectify my erors0-
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