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Angliholic Posted 18 years ago
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What is New Year's a time for?
What is New Year's a time for?
For what is New Year's a time?
New Year's is a time for what?
Do all of the above sound good to you and mean about the same? Thanks.
For what is New Year's a time?
New Year's is a time for what?
Do all of the above sound good to you and mean about the same? Thanks.
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the New Year or New Year's Day. The first and last sentence work with either of these. The second sentence is somewhat archaic in form, but could be used.
- the New Year or New Year's Day.
- The first and last sentence work with either of these.
- The second sentence is somewhat archaic in form, but could be used.
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the New Year or New Year's Day.
The first and last sentence work with either of these. The second sentence is somewhat archaic in form, but could be used.
The first and last sentence work with either of these. The second sentence is somewhat archaic in form, but could be used.
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Only the first is the natural, open question. The second is hypercorrect and sounds ridiculous. The third would normally be a request for clarification rather than an open question.
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Mister MicawberOnly the first is the natural, open question. The second is hypercorrect and sounds ridiculous. The third would normally be a request for clarification rather than an open question.Thanks, Feebs and Mister.
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