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Kenta Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Will you correct my English? ( May 23 )
Hello. I wrote two dialogues. Would you check them?
No. 1
M: Nine-one-one.
F: Hello! Someone's badly [ terribly ] injured! He's dying.
M: Calm down. Can you tell me what happened?
F: He got hit by a car. The car drove away.
No. 2
M: Hello. I have to report a theft. I put my bag in the waiting
room and it has gone.
F: Well, haven't you left it somewhere else?
M: Never. I've checked the whole room, but I can't find it.
Thank you! kenta
No. 1
M: Nine-one-one.
F: Hello! Someone's badly [ terribly ] injured! He's dying.
M: Calm down. Can you tell me what happened?
F: He got hit by a car. The car drove away.
No. 2
M: Hello. I have to report a theft. I put my bag in the waiting
room and it has gone.
F: Well, haven't you left it somewhere else?
M: Never. I've checked the whole room, but I can't find it.
Thank you! kenta
Top answer
Hi, No. 1 M: Nine-one-one. F: Hello!
- Hi, No.
- 1 M: Nine-one-one.
- F: Hello!
- Someone's badly [ terribly ] injured!
- He's dying.
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4 Answers
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Hi,
No. 1
M: Nine-one-one.
F: Hello! Someone's badly [ terribly ] injured! He's dying.
M: Calm down. Can you tell me what happened?
If he's dying, I think the operator would deal with that first.
eg Where are you? Is he breathinbg? Is he bleeding? Does he have a pulse?
F: He got hit by a car. The car drove away.
No. 2
No. 1
M: Nine-one-one.
F: Hello! Someone's badly [ terribly ] injured! He's dying.
M: Calm down. Can you tell me what happened?
If he's dying, I think the operator would deal with that first.
eg Where are you? Is he breathinbg? Is he bleeding? Does he have a pulse?
F: He got hit by a car. The car drove away.
No. 2
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My experience with 911 calls is limited to television, but rather than saying "calm down" I think the person is more likely to say "Please try to remain calm" or "I need you to remain calm."
(The second one isn't supposed to be a 911 call, is it? You shouldn't call 911 to report the theft of a bag you left unattended unless it was carrying nuclear material.)
(The second one isn't supposed to be a 911 call, is it? You shouldn't call 911 to report the theft of a bag you left unattended unless it was carrying nuclear material.)
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Thank you, both. You helped me a lot.
Of course I've never called 911
kent
Of course I've never called 911
kent
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Me neither.
Though if you watched American television, you'd think it was a daily event.
Though if you watched American television, you'd think it was a daily event.
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