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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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plug

A. Could you help me charge my cellphone?

B: Sure

A: Here's the cellphone and charger. Sometimes, it doesn't charge straight away (1. Is straight away used correctly?). You might want to ___(2. adjust the plug until the charging indicator comes on on the screen?).

3. Do you call the pin at the end of a cellphone charger a plug?

Thanks.
  

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1. "Straight away" is fine, but I think you mean "it doesn't start charging straight away". 2.

— Mr Wordy

  • 1.
  • "Straight away" is fine, but I think you mean "it doesn't start charging straight away".
  • 2.
  • OK (except for "on on" typo).
  • (Edit: sorry, I misread it.
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1. "Straight away" is fine, but I think you mean "it doesn't start charging straight away".

2. OK (except for "on on" typo). (Edit: sorry, I misread it. "on on" is not so elegant when written down, but makes sense OK.)

3. Yes.
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Thanks, Mr. Wordy. The reason I said not straight away was that the plug is somewhat broken. You need to twist it or find the right angle in order to get electricity into the phone. Otherwise, the phone just sits there doing nothing even though the plug is in the socket.
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Sure, I see that. What I mean is that "Sometimes, it doesn't charge straight away" sounds a bit like it doesn't complete charging straight away. Obviously it doesn't -- it will take a while, even if everything is working correctly.
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Now, I get it. Thanks, Mr Wordy.
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