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Angliholic Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Working on//practicing his English speech
Timonthy spent countless hours working on his English speech.
Hi,
Is 'working on" in the above equal to "practicing?" Thanks.
Hi,
Is 'working on" in the above equal to "practicing?" Thanks.
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Hi, That could be the writer's intention. But, there are nuances: working on - could be learning something new, or practicing practicing - suggests repeating an activity to make it better Clive
- Hi, That could be the writer's intention.
- But, there are nuances: working on - could be learning something new, or practicing practicing - suggests repeating an activity to make it better Clive
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Hi,
That could be the writer's intention.
But, there are nuances:
working on - could be learning something new, or practicing
practicing - suggests repeating an activity to make it better
Clive
That could be the writer's intention.
But, there are nuances:
working on - could be learning something new, or practicing
practicing - suggests repeating an activity to make it better
Clive
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By "English speech," do you mean a speech (a formal talk) given in English, or about the English language? If so, "working on his English speech" could mean writing and editing a speech as well as practicing giving the speech.
I'm just wondering if perhaps you're using "his English speech" to mean his ability to speak English. If that's the case, we would say "working on (or pra
I'm just wondering if perhaps you're using "his English speech" to mean his ability to speak English. If that's the case, we would say "working on (or pra
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