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Alc24 Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Please help me with the grammar of these questions??
Could you please help me with these?
- She's always had boyfriends who were better looking than her.
- This dress is too expensive for the use I have for it.
- She isn't reassured.
- My teeth have darkened/blackened because of the coffee.
- Who's the mom who screamed at you. The tone with she spoke was insulting.
- You would need 18957 books one on top of the other the to be as high as this monument (how would you say this?)
- She doesn't want to ____to herself that she's gotten old and is no longer what she used to be.
- The dog only likes me and comes to me when I'm eating. Other than that she never comes to me.
Thank you
- She's always had boyfriends who were better looking than her.
- This dress is too expensive for the use I have for it.
- She isn't reassured.
- My teeth have darkened/blackened because of the coffee.
- Who's the mom who screamed at you. The tone with she spoke was insulting.
- You would need 18957 books one on top of the other the to be as high as this monument (how would you say this?)
- She doesn't want to ____to herself that she's gotten old and is no longer what she used to be.
- The dog only likes me and comes to me when I'm eating. Other than that she never comes to me.
Thank you
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- She's always had boyfriends who were better looking than her. OK. - This dress is too expensive for the use I have for it .
- - She's always had boyfriends who were better looking than her.
- OK.
- - This dress is too expensive for the use I have for it .
- Give the specifics, for example, too expensive for everyday use.
- - She isn't reassured.
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- She's always had boyfriends who were better looking than her. OK.
- This dress is too expensive forthe use I have for it. Give the specifics, for example, too expensive for everyday use.
- She isn't reassured. OK.
- My teeth h
- This dress is too expensive for
- She isn't reassured. OK.
- My teeth h
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Thank you CJ
For of them:
This dress is too expensive forthe use I have for it. Give the specifics, for example, too expensive for everyday use.
If one didn't one too give specifics.
I would you say it? Could you say it the way I wrote it? FOR THE USE I HAVE FOR IT???
Thank you
For of them:
This dress is too expensive for
If one didn't one too give specifics.
I would you say it? Could you say it the way I wrote it? FOR THE USE I HAVE FOR IT???
Thank you
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alc24Could you say it the way I wrote it? FOR THE USE I HAVE FOR IT???No. It's very awkward and unidiomatic. It sounds as if the speaker might even intend to use the dress as a rag to clean oil spots under her car! If I could have thought of a way to say it, I would have included that in my post. Let's see. Maybe this:
This dress is too expen
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Hello CJ,
Could you tell me how to phrase the following sentence?
I know this phone is old and slow but it is good enough for the use I have for it.
I know this phone is old and slow but it is good enough for my use.
I know this phone is old and slow but it is good enough for my purpose.
Thanks
Could you tell me how to phrase the following sentence?
I know this phone is old and slow but it is good enough for the use I have for it.
I know this phone is old and slow but it is good enough for my use.
I know this phone is old and slow but it is good enough for my purpose.
Thanks
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