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Hallo everybody...someone can tell me there are many mistake in this one:

"Cause this short week, we've not much to report from Milan...Halloween isn't a particularly popular festivity here but....but something droll (droll?) has been happened.."

Anonymous · Accepted Answer

droll: Amusingly odd or whimsically comical. <img class='emoticon' style='Width:19px;Height:19px;' data-delaysrc='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' src='https://uat-englishforward-forums-backend.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/Emoticons/1.gif' alt='Emotion: smile'/>

Clive · Answer

Hi,

Because this is a short week, we've not much to report from Milan...Halloween isn't a particularly popular festivity here but....but something droll (droll?) has been happening..

'Droll' is a slightly less common word that does not fit well with the informal tone of this paragraph. You might use the word 'funny'.

Best wishes, Clive

Rishonly · Answer

Clive,

Should it be 'report from Milan' or 'report to Milan'? Normally, at our work, we report to someone. Am I correct here?

Clive · Answer

Hi,

Should it be 'report from Milan' or 'report to Milan'? Normally, at our work, we report to someone. Am I correct here?

In a news story, 'report from Milan' means that the reporter is telling us news from Milan, ie talking about events happening in Milan.

It's true that we report to our boss, or to someone. You could say, eg Good evening, this is Tom Smith, reporting to British TV viewers from Paris. Here, as I stand in this Paris suburb, I can see rioters in the street....

Clive

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