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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
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Spurlock dined at McDonald

0 01b001:02b00 During the filming, Spurlock dined at McDonald's restaurants threetimes per day, 01b00sampling02b00 every item on the chain's menu at least once.Also, if asked to Super Size his meal, he must.02br
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00Question 1: Does 01i00sampling02i00 mean tasting?02br
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01b002:02b00 Spurlock points out that although the lawsuit against McDonald's failed (and subsequently many state legislatures have legislated against products liability actions against producers and distributors of "fast food"), 01b00much of the same criticism leveled against the tobacco companies applies to fast food franchises, although it could be argued that fast food is not physiologically addictive in the same sense as nicotine02b00.02br
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00Question 2: Is there something missing in the above sentence? The bold part doesn't fit there, at least in my opinion.02br
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01b003:02b00 A company 01b00spinner02b00 reported a significant rise in the software's usage inPakistan since the ban was imposed.02br
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00Question 3: What does 01i00spinner02i00 mean?02br
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01b004:02b00 Traveling further on by stagecoach, he was beaten by a driver forrefusing to 01b00travel on the foot board to make room for a Europeanpassenger02b00. He suffered other hardships on the journey as well,including being barred from many hotels.02br
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00Question 4: The bold part doesn't make sense to me. What does 01i00travel on the foot board02i00 mean?02br
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01b005:02b00 When he was fifteen, his parents 01b00put him on board a ship02b00 for America to work there.02br
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00Question 5: Is something wrong with the above sentence? I believe there is some problem with the expression 01i00put him on board a ship02i00. 0-
  

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01. Sampling can mean that but in this case he ate the whole thing, not just a taste. Here it means that he had to try absolutely everything on their menu.

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  • Sampling can mean that but in this case he ate the whole thing, not just a taste.
  • Here it means that he had to try absolutely everything on their menu.
  • (and eat it all)02br 02br 002.
  • It sounds odd as they have repeated the 'although'.
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01. Sampling can mean that but in this case he ate the whole thing, not just a taste. Here it means that he had to try absolutely everything on their menu. (and eat it all)02br
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002. It sounds odd as they have repeated the 'although'. I think it would be better as two sentences. Imagine the last phrase in brackets though and it works ok. It's just that you want to jmental
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01. sampling = trying; eating02br
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01cite10Jackson661212cite10something missing12blockquote
10No, but this is one of those if-we-had-ham sentences.02br
01b01u00If02u00 02b00we had ham, we could have some ham and eggs 01b01u00if02u

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