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Kenta Posted 18 years ago
Grammar
Would you correct my English?
Hello. I wrote two dialogues. Will you check them?
No. 1
M: You should have been in twenty minutes ago!
F: Yes, sorry. I had something to mail, so I stopped by [ dropped by ]
the post office on the way.
M: If so, you should have called me.
No. 2
M: Would you load [ lend ] me a pen? I'd like to cover [ pay ] this
bill by check.
F: I'm sorry, Sir, we can't accept payment by check.
M: All right. Then I'll pay it by card.
Thank you!
No. 1
M: You should have been in twenty minutes ago!
F: Yes, sorry. I had something to mail, so I stopped by [ dropped by ]
the post office on the way.
M: If so, you should have called me.
No. 2
M: Would you load [ lend ] me a pen? I'd like to cover [ pay ] this
bill by check.
F: I'm sorry, Sir, we can't accept payment by check.
M: All right. Then I'll pay it by card.
Thank you!
Top answer
Good job. " The expression "if so" mildly implies that the speaker doesn't totally believe the post office story. "In that case" has no such implication.
- Good job.
- " The expression "if so" mildly implies that the speaker doesn't totally believe the post office story.
- "In that case" has no such implication.
- As for the second dialogue, watch the spelling of "loan" (not "load"), and the word "sir" is not capitalized (unless you are writing about a "Knight" or "Lord" or some such in England).
- --Sandy
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Good job. Minor quibbles:
Dialogue #1 looks great, although I would probably substitute the phrase "In that case" for "If so." The expression "if so" mildly implies that the speaker doesn't totally believe the post office story. "In that case" has no such implication.
As for the second dialogue, watch the spelling of "loan" (not "load"), and the word "sir" is not capitalized (un
Dialogue #1 looks great, although I would probably substitute the phrase "In that case" for "If so." The expression "if so" mildly implies that the speaker doesn't totally believe the post office story. "In that case" has no such implication.
As for the second dialogue, watch the spelling of "loan" (not "load"), and the word "sir" is not capitalized (un
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Thank you, Orland English Tutor!
Your explanation is excellent. I am very happy!
You helped me a lot.
kenta
Your explanation is excellent. I am very happy!
You helped me a lot.
kenta
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Hello. I have one more question.
I wrote:
M: You should have been in twenty minutes ago!
I looked at this sentence again and I wondered if I should put "here" after in.
Should I write thie?
M: You should have been in here twenty minutes ago!
kenta
I wrote:
M: You should have been in twenty minutes ago!
I looked at this sentence again and I wondered if I should put "here" after in.
Should I write thie?
M: You should have been in here twenty minutes ago!
kenta
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Kenta,
The phrases "should have been in" and "should have been here" are both common in reference to an arrival. Notice that the expressions use either "in" or "here" -- not "in here" (unless the arrival place is, for example, a specific room in which one is waiting for someone to arrive: "Joe's classroom is just down the hall from here, so he should have been in here by now!")
Goo
The phrases "should have been in" and "should have been here" are both common in reference to an arrival. Notice that the expressions use either "in" or "here" -- not "in here" (unless the arrival place is, for example, a specific room in which one is waiting for someone to arrive: "Joe's classroom is just down the hall from here, so he should have been in here by now!")
Goo
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