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Chineselindsay Posted 18 years ago
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Please help "It may seem paradoxical..."

Dear teachers,
It may seem paradoxical to lay such stress on being conventional in the use of English when we may well feel that the big prizes go to people who are original and unconventional in their English. I am confusing about the underlined part , please expain the it.
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Hi, It may seem paradoxical to lay such stress on being conventional in the use of English when we may well feel that the big prizes go to people who are original and unconventional in their English. I am confusing about the underlined part , please expain the it. Here is a strange thought.

— Clive

  • Hi, It may seem paradoxical to lay such stress on being conventional in the use of English when we may well feel that the big prizes go to people who are original and unconventional in their English.
  • I am confusing about the underlined part , please expain the it.
  • Here is a strange thought.
  • We teach English learners to use English in the way that all ordinary native English speakers use it.
  • But we praise people like novelists who use English in new and unusual ways.
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Hi,

It may seem paradoxical to lay such stress on being conventional in the use of English when we may well feel that the big prizes go to people who are original and unconventional in their English. I am confusing about the underlined part , please expain the it.

Here is a strange thought.
We teach English learners to use English in the way that all ordinary native English
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