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Rex Posted 19 years ago
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The student Or a student
0 01 b 00 A professor who taught a student whose gun rampage at Virginia Tech left 32 people dead says she warned university officials about his behaviour. 02 b 00 02 br
00 Lucinda Roy said she became concerned after Cho Seung-hui wrote disturbing pieces for a creative writing class. 02 br
00 The 23-year-old South Korean has been described as a loner and an introvert. 02 br
00 Virginia's governor has vowed to review authorities' handling of the shootings amid claims that the US university did not do enough to protect students. 02 br
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00 Here it should be 'the student'. Not 'a student'. Because we know about this person. I don't know why you should write 'a student' here. 02 br
00 Your comments, please. 02 br
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00 Lucinda Roy said she became concerned after Cho Seung-hui wrote disturbing pieces for a creative writing class. 02 br
00 The 23-year-old South Korean has been described as a loner and an introvert. 02 br
00 Virginia's governor has vowed to review authorities' handling of the shootings amid claims that the US university did not do enough to protect students. 02 br
00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 02 br
00 Here it should be 'the student'. Not 'a student'. Because we know about this person. I don't know why you should write 'a student' here. 02 br
00 Your comments, please. 02 br
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0 Your version is more pointed and focussed, the other is more impersonal (one of those students), still correct, IMO. 0-
- 0 Your version is more pointed and focussed, the other is more impersonal (one of those students), still correct, IMO.
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0 Your version is more pointed and focussed, the other is more impersonal (one of those students), still correct, IMO. 0-
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