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Jisu98 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

shook my hand? a third?

0Hello!02br
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00What is the meaning of "He shook my hand" ?02br
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00Does that mean He shook hands with me (Greeting gesture when people meet) ?02br
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00or just hold my hand and shook.02br
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00One more question:02br
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00Usually the first, the second, the third....will be right expressions. Right? Do you use a third frequently?02br
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00Teach me the difference of 01font00'the third'02font00 and 01font00'a third'02font00, please! thank you0-
  

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02br 02br 01b 00A third02b 00 of the people in attendance were under the age of 50. (two-thirds were older)02br 02br 01b 00The third02b 00 person in line was drunk, so they didn't let him into the theatre. (two people were ahead of him)0-

— Philip

  • 02br 02br 01b 00A third02b 00 of the people in attendance were under the age of 50.
  • (two-thirds were older)02br 02br 01b 00The third02b 00 person in line was drunk, so they didn't let him into the theatre.
  • (two people were ahead of him)0-
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0shook my hand = greeting02br
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00THIRD: with no context, here is an attempt.02br
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01b00A third02b00 of the people in attendance were under the age of 50. (two-thirds were older)02br
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01b00The third02b00 person in line was drunk, so they didn't let him into the theatre. (two people wer
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0I tried to run away. Two big guys were right on my heels. A third was close behind. Finally the third guy dropped back. / / I think two cases of beer will be plenty, but it might not be a bad idea to bring a third, just to be sure. / / Did Brahms write a third symphony?02br
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00(also) a third of a cup of flour02br
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00"We shook hands"
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0Hi Jisu9802br
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00I think you are wondering what is the difference between 01i00a third time02i00 and 01i00the third time02i00. If what I think is correct, the following is for your information.02br
01b00The third02b00 edition is in two parts: 01b00the Third02b00 Edition of
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0Thank you Philip, Avangi and Yoong Liat!02br
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00Was a great help.02br
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00For 'the third' vs 'a third', My question was answered by Avangi. Thank you!0-
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0You're welcome, Jisu.02br
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00I just read the post again. Never thought much about it, but now I realize it can be very tricky, or confusing. If I may, I'd like to stress one point:02br
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00When there are only two people or things in a group, and you're talking about adding another one, you're looking for 01b00any02b00 01
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0Hi Avangi02br
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01i00That was 01b01u00the02u02b00 third glass of beer I drank tonight.02i02br
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00Just to confirm: Shouldn't it be 01i00That was the third glass of beer I 01b00had drunk02b00 tonight. ?02i0-
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0Hi Yoong,02br
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00I'm thinking simple past. Two things happened sort of simultaneously: I drank it, and it became number three. I don't think the previous two beers enter into the action. Tell me how you're looking at it (?) (I'm not necessarily looking at the previous example sentence as providing time context. Maybe I should be.)02br
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0Hi Avangi02br
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00Let me use another sentence. 02br
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00This is the third time the phone has rung.02br
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00NOT This is the third time the phone rang.02br
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00If you use the past time, then it should be 01i00That was the third time the phone had rung.02i02br
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0I think the difference is: 01i00This is the third time tonight I have drunk a glass of beer.02i00 I'm actually clicking off three different past actions in the one sentence. In my original sentence, the sentence only mentions one action. It's the same structure as saying, "That was the worst beer I drank tonight." Hmmm. This is getting interesting. "This 01b
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10I think the difference is: 11i10This is the third time tonight I have drunk a glass of beer.12i10 I'm actually clicking off three different past actions in the one sentence. In my original sentence, the sentence only mentions one action. It's the same structure as saying, "That was
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