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Belly Posted 18 years ago
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1) How can you pronounce the ed in chuffed? I heard that being pronounced with a /t/, so why?
2)Someone called Hanh Tran - the chief executive officer of the ABC boardcasting once said" The were countries such as Canada, New Zealand and Australia for me to choose from. But I knew neither country at the time" -> Is the word neither here acceptable?
3) And he also said" I represent Asia to the region at the ABC ", so what does to the region mean?
2)Someone called Hanh Tran - the chief executive officer of the ABC boardcasting once said" The were countries such as Canada, New Zealand and Australia for me to choose from. But I knew neither country at the time" -> Is the word neither here acceptable?
3) And he also said" I represent Asia to the region at the ABC ", so what does to the region mean?
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1) Verbs that end in the sound of p, k, f, s, sh, or ch add the sound /t/ for "ed" because these are unvoiced sounds. hopped, lacked, stuffed, kissed, wished, watched 2) neither is not the correct word here, no. 3) region is zone, area, place, location, district.
- 1) Verbs that end in the sound of p, k, f, s, sh, or ch add the sound /t/ for "ed" because these are unvoiced sounds.
- hopped, lacked, stuffed, kissed, wished, watched 2) neither is not the correct word here, no.
- 3) region is zone, area, place, location, district.
- CJ
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1) Verbs that end in the sound of p, k, f, s, sh, or ch add the sound /t/ for "ed" because these are unvoiced sounds.
hopped, lacked, stuffed, kissed, wished, watched
2) neither is not the correct word here, no.
3) region is zone, area, place, location, district.
CJ
hopped, lacked, stuffed, kissed, wished, watched
2) neither is not the correct word here, no.
3) region is zone, area, place, location, district.
CJ
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Him So how can we replace neither in the 2nd? I did not ask what region means, but what the phrase to the region means
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Change But I knew neither country at the time
to But I didn't know any of those countries at the time.
CJ
to But I didn't know any of those countries at the time.
CJ
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Sorry. I thought you knew how to is used. You give (something) to ..., say (something) to ..., show (something) to ..., represent (something) to ...
Compare:
I showed the map to the class.
I represent Asia to the region.
It means that he gives Asia's point of view when speaking to people in the
Compare:
I showed the map to the class.
I represent Asia to the region.
It means that he gives Asia's point of view when speaking to people in the
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