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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar

Please, help me with my questions !!!

Hello!

Please, help me with the following:

1) "Ms.Kate, a friend of her mother's...." (what is the meaning of her mother's here. Shouldn't it be "a friend of her mother or her mother's friend" ?);

2) What's the meaning of 'ever since' ? E.g.: Ever since he was in the army, he has studied hard;

3) "He lives at 341 Bourboun street apartment 23" (in addresses must the word street be translated from a foreign language into English ? E.g.: In Spain street is 'calle'. In this case when I have to say my address in English do I translate the word 'calle' or not ? E.g.:

4) I live at 201 Cervantes calle apartment 101 (or) I live at 201 Cervantes street apartment 101 ? ;

5) What do we call a organized group of soccer fans that goes to a stadium to watch a soccer/football match ? Is it called organized claque or organized supporters ?

6) People who stay outside a stadium trying to sell tickets at a higher price than at a ticket office, are they called street peddler of tickets ?

7) A special service in which the employees' service is to listen (by phone) to citizens general complaints, for instance, about the bad services offered at a stadium, is it called Ombusdman office ?

Thanks,

Muriel
  

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" (what is the meaning of her mothe r's here. ) This "double genative" is commonly used with people, and particularly in the construction in your example. "her mother's friend" is also fine.

  • " (what is the meaning of her mothe r's here.
  • ) This "double genative" is commonly used with people, and particularly in the construction in your example.
  • "her mother's friend" is also fine.
  • 2) What's the meaning of 'ever since' ?
  • : Ever since he was in the army, he has studied hard; From the time that...
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Hello Muriel,

1) "Ms.Kate, a friend of her mother's...." (what is the meaning of her mother's here. Shouldn't it be "a friend of her mother or her mother's friend" ?)

This "double genative" is commonly used with people, and particularly in the construction in your example. "her mother's friend" is also fine.
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Hello, Grammar Geek!

Thank you very much for all explanations.

Best wishes,

Muriel.
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Grammar Geek5) What do we call a organized group of soccer fans that goes to a stadium to watch a soccer/football match ? Is it called organized claque or organized supporters ?

Shouldn't it be 'organized clique'? (A typo, I believe.)
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Shouldn't it be 'organized clique'? (A typo, I believe.)
"Claque" comes from French. It's used also in my language
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Tanit
Shouldn't it be 'organized clique'? (A typo, I believe.)
"Claque" comes from French. It's used also in my language
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No apologies necessary for me. I just cut-and-pasted the original and said "Don't know what this is." A clique that claps is a claque
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to question (3) the word street must be used as there cuold be a bourbon road,or avenue

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