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New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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the coming year
0 Manuel Uribe, who once weighed a half-ton but has slimmed down to about 700 pounds, celebrates his 43rd birthday Wednesday with a simple wish for the coming year: to be able to stand on his own two feet to get married. 02 br
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00 1 Can I replace 'a half-ton' with 'half a ton' ? 02 br
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00 2. Can I replace 'the coming year' with 'the next year'? 02 br
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00 1 Can I replace 'a half-ton' with 'half a ton' ? 02 br
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00 2. Can I replace 'the coming year' with 'the next year'? 02 br
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0 Hi N2G 02 br 00 Why not, but I would prefer 01 i 00 next year 02 i 00 without the article. 02 i 02 br 02 br 00 CB 0-
- 0 Hi N2G 02 br 00 Why not, but I would prefer 01 i 00 next year 02 i 00 without the article.
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0 Hi N2G 02 br
00 Why not, but I would prefer 01 i 00 next year 02 i 00 without the article. This is because 01 u 00 this 02 u 00 year is 2008 and if the reference is to the one that follows the present one, no article is normally used with 01 i 00 next: 02 i 02 br
01 i 00 I'll see him next week. 02 i 02 br
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00 Why not, but I would prefer 01 i 00 next year 02 i 00 without the article. This is because 01 u 00 this 02 u 00 year is 2008 and if the reference is to the one that follows the present one, no article is normally used with 01 i 00 next: 02 i 02 br
01 i 00 I'll see him next week. 02 i 02 br
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