Take care that he do not cheat you
take care that he do not cheat you when the time comes (page 276, Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Dictionary of Amoy by Rev. Carstairs Douglas, 1873)
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Why are you learning English from a book written in 1873? English has changed a lot in the last 144 years. ,
- Why are you learning English from a book written in 1873?
- English has changed a lot in the last 144 years.
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Why are you learning English from a book written in 1873?
English has changed a lot in the last 144 years. In modern English, we'd say eg Take care that he does not cheat you when the time comes.,
0Teotake care that he do not cheat you when the time comes (page 276, Chinese-English Dictionary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Amoy by Rev. Carstairs Douglas, 1873)
I corrected my own typo.
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