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Ipodmini Posted 20 years ago
Vocabulary
see it right?
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A: I saw her yesterday
B: Did you see it right? it cann't be her, bercause she's on vacation.
I wonder if 'see it right' here is correct.
another example:
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Peter: (met John at the corner of the street, smiled) Hey! Last night, forgot drawing the curtain, U kissed Ur wife right before the window…I saw!
John: (confused) Did U misread? I was not home last night…
Is the word misread correctly used?
(3)How to express such negative expression with 'see' replaced by like 'hear', 'recall'.
A: I saw her yesterday
B: Did you see it right? it cann't be her, bercause she's on vacation.
I wonder if 'see it right' here is correct.
another example:
(2)
Peter: (met John at the corner of the street, smiled) Hey! Last night, forgot drawing the curtain, U kissed Ur wife right before the window…I saw!
John: (confused) Did U misread? I was not home last night…
Is the word misread correctly used?
(3)How to express such negative expression with 'see' replaced by like 'hear', 'recall'.
Top answer
Hi, A: I saw her yesterday B: Did you see it right? it cann't be her, bercause she's on vacation. I wonder if 'see it right' here is correct.
- Hi, A: I saw her yesterday B: Did you see it right?
- it cann't be her, bercause she's on vacation.
- I wonder if 'see it right' here is correct.
- No, it sounds unnatural.
- Say something like B: Are you sure you saw her?
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Hi,
A: I saw her yesterday
B: Did you see it right? it cann't be her, bercause she's on vacation.
I wonder if 'see it right' here is correct. No, it sounds unnatural. Say something like
B: Are you sure you saw her? It couldn't have been her, because she's on vacation.
A: I saw her yesterday
B: Did you see it right? it cann't be her, bercause she's on vacation.
I wonder if 'see it right' here is correct. No, it sounds unnatural. Say something like
B: Are you sure you saw her? It couldn't have been her, because she's on vacation.
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Thanks. Clive
an example for 'remember/recall'
A: I remembered that there were 10 people on last night's party.
B: Are you sure that you ...? I think there were only 9. (remember correctly?)
another example for 'hear'/'listen'
A: Our teacher announced that he would like us to hand in our home work by this weekend.
B: Are you sure that you ...
an example for 'remember/recall'
A: I remembered that there were 10 people on last night's party.
B: Are you sure that you ...? I think there were only 9. (remember correctly?)
another example for 'hear'/'listen'
A: Our teacher announced that he would like us to hand in our home work by this weekend.
B: Are you sure that you ...
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Hi,
an example for 'remember/recall'
A: I remembered that there were 10 people at last night's party.
B: Are you sure that you ...? I think there were only 9. (remember correctly?) OK
another example for 'hear'/'listen'
an example for 'remember/recall'
A: I remembered that there were 10 people at last night's party.
B: Are you sure that you ...? I think there were only 9. (remember correctly?) OK
another example for 'hear'/'listen'
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