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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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polled/asked the class

0Andrea 01b00polled02b00 the class to see who wanted to have 01b00bake sale02b00 to raise money for their trip.02br
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12br 12br 10... 11b 10 asked ... 12br 12br 12br 10Hi,12br 12br 10Does the second version sound right and mean about the same as the first in the above?

— RayH

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  • 12br 12br 12br 10Hi,12br 12br 10Does the second version sound right and mean about the same as the first in the above?
  • 12br 12blockquote 10"polled/asked" mean approximately the same thing, although "polling" tends to be thought of as a more formal process than "asking".
  • 02br 02br 00I've never heard of anyone holding a "cookie sale" the term is always "bake sale" even if only cookies are on sale.
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01cite10Angliholic12cite10Andrea 11b10polled12b10 the class to see who wanted to have 11b10bake sale12b10 to raise money for their trip.12br
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0Thanks, Ray.02br
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00Would you shed a little more light on "bake sale?" Is it always for money-raising?0-
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01font00Andrea 01b00asked02b00 the class 02font00Perhaps she just spoke to them as a group. 'Good morning, class. Do you want to . . . '02br
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