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Newguest Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

where/whereabouts/prices/rates

0Hi everybody!02br
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00I have two questions.02br
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001. I'd like to know your 01b00prices/rates02b00. Do these two mean the same?02br
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002. Whereabouts in England do you live?02br
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00 Where in England do you live?02br
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00Is the meaning of the above two sentences the same? Is maybe one preferred over the other?0-
  

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0 01blockquote 01cite 10Newguest12cite 101. I'd like to know your 11b 10prices/rates12b 10. 12blockquote 10It depends to whom you are asking the question.

— Optilang

  • 0 01blockquote 01cite 10Newguest12cite 101.
  • I'd like to know your 11b 10prices/rates12b 10.
  • 12blockquote 10It depends to whom you are asking the question.
  • 02br 00For example: Shops have prices/ banks have rates 02br 002.
  • Can't see any difference 0-
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01cite10Newguest12cite101. I'd like to know your 11b10prices/rates12b10. Do these two mean the same?12blockquote
10It depends to whom you are asking the question. 02br
00For example: Shops have prices/ banks have rates 02br
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10It depends to whom you are asking the question. 12br
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10Can I also write it: It depends on who/whom you are asking the question.0-
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20It depends to whom you are asking the question. 22br
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20Can I al
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0Hi,02br
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00The common, everyday thing to say is 01b00'It depends who you are asking'.02b02br
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00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi. Thanks for the answer, but I suppose that "It depends on who you are asking" would also be acceptable; maybe it only sounds unnatural or something.02br
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00Thank you!0-
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0Hi,02br
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00The version with 'on' is OK, too.02br
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00Clive0-
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0You would usually use the term "rates" when you're paying for someone's time by the hour/day/week, or when there is a contract for continuing services (rather than a one-off payment).02br
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00For example, if you went into a shop looking for a new TV set, you would say "I'd like to know your prices". If you called a music teacher to ask about lessons you might say "I'd lik
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0Now everything's clear. Thank you guys!0-
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