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Anonymous Posted 18 years ago
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"Staff"
0 Please, I have other questions. Could you help me? 02 br
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00 I 00 s the public who attend a play called " 01 b 00 audience 02 b 00 " or is this word only used for the public of TV and radio programs? 02 br
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00 By the way what's the correct form of saying: 02 br
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00 1) "The public who 01 b 01 u 00 attend 02 u 02 b 00 a play" (or) " The public who 01 b 01 u 00 attends 02 u 02 b 00 a play" ? 02 br
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00 2) "The audience 01 b 01 u 00 stand up 02 u 02 b 00 and 01 u 01 b 00 clap 02 b 02 u 00 " (or) "The audience 01 b 01 u 00 stands up 02 u 02 b 00 and 01 u 01 b 00 claps 02 b 02 u 00 " ? 02 br
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00 3) Is it also correct to say: 02 br
00 3.a) " 01 u 01 b 00 Many thanks 02 b 02 u 00 for coming, friends." 00 3.b) 01 u 01 b 00 In the event 02 b 02 u 00 you can't come, please advise me" (here I mean 01 b 01 u 00 in case 02 u 02 b 00 you can't come...) 02 br
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00 00 Finally, c 00 an I refer to the people (assistants) who work at the backstage of a TV program, as the 01 b 00 " 01 u 00 staff 02 u 00 " 02 b 00 ? 02 br
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00 Thanks in advance, 02 br
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00 Saadi. 0-
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00 I 00 s the public who attend a play called " 01 b 00 audience 02 b 00 " or is this word only used for the public of TV and radio programs? 02 br
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00 By the way what's the correct form of saying: 02 br
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00 1) "The public who 01 b 01 u 00 attend 02 u 02 b 00 a play" (or) " The public who 01 b 01 u 00 attends 02 u 02 b 00 a play" ? 02 br
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00 2) "The audience 01 b 01 u 00 stand up 02 u 02 b 00 and 01 u 01 b 00 clap 02 b 02 u 00 " (or) "The audience 01 b 01 u 00 stands up 02 u 02 b 00 and 01 u 01 b 00 claps 02 b 02 u 00 " ? 02 br
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00 3) Is it also correct to say: 02 br
00 3.a) " 01 u 01 b 00 Many thanks 02 b 02 u 00 for coming, friends." 00 3.b) 01 u 01 b 00 In the event 02 b 02 u 00 you can't come, please advise me" (here I mean 01 b 01 u 00 in case 02 u 02 b 00 you can't come...) 02 br
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00 00 Finally, c 00 an I refer to the people (assistants) who work at the backstage of a TV program, as the 01 b 00 " 01 u 00 staff 02 u 00 " 02 b 00 ? 02 br
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00 Thanks in advance, 02 br
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00 Saadi. 0-
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00 I 00 s the public who attend a play called " 01 b 00 audience 02 b 00 "?-- 01 b 00 Yes 02 b 02 br
00 1) "The public who 01 b 01 u 00 attend 02 u 02 b 00 a play" -- 01 b 00 'attends' is possible but seems odd to me. 02 b 02 br
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00 2) "The audience 01 b 0
00 I 00 s the public who attend a play called " 01 b 00 audience 02 b 00 "?-- 01 b 00 Yes 02 b 02 br
00 1) "The public who 01 b 01 u 00 attend 02 u 02 b 00 a play" -- 01 b 00 'attends' is possible but seems odd to me. 02 b 02 br
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00 2) "The audience 01 b 0
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0 Thank you. 02 br
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00 The last time I checked out a source, it said that the word 'staff' is a collective noun. Can I treated it as a plural noun if needed? 02 br
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00 Staff is/are what we need to man the tables at the meetings. 02 br
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00 Like: 02 br
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00 People are what we need to man the tables at the meetings.
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00 The last time I checked out a source, it said that the word 'staff' is a collective noun. Can I treated it as a plural noun if needed? 02 br
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00 Staff is/are what we need to man the tables at the meetings. 02 br
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00 Like: 02 br
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00 People are what we need to man the tables at the meetings.
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0 Mister Micawber, 02 br
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01 b 01 i 00 Many thanks 02 i 02 b 00 for your answers! By the way I saw in a dictionary that the expression is ' 01 b 01 u 00 in the 02 u 02 b 00 01 u 01 b 00 event of" 02 b 02 u 00 , but when we add it to a sentence we 01 b 01 u 00 always have to omit it 0
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01 b 01 i 00 Many thanks 02 i 02 b 00 for your answers! By the way I saw in a dictionary that the expression is ' 01 b 01 u 00 in the 02 u 02 b 00 01 u 01 b 00 event of" 02 b 02 u 00 , but when we add it to a sentence we 01 b 01 u 00 always have to omit it 0
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