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Latest post Tue, Sep 23 2008 2:39 AM by Mister Micawber. 3 replies.
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Tuongvan  +  569067 Mon, 22 Sep 08 01:08 PM
HI teachers,

 Can I say like this?:

You can participate in this activity no matter how old you are
You can participate in this activity no matter how old
His team cannot give up no matter how slim the chance is .
His team cannot give up no matter how slim the chance .
No matter what your age is, you can lose weight by following this program.
No matter what your age, you can lose weight by following this program.

Thank you in advance




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Mister Micawber  +  569095 Mon, 22 Sep 08 02:15 PM
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You can participate in this activity no matter how old you are -- OK
You can participate in this activity no matter how old -- No good; the activities may be old.
His team cannot give up no matter how slim the chance is.-- No good; the chance of giving up?
His team cannot give up no matter how slim the chance .-- No good; the chance of giving up or what?
No matter what your age is, you can lose weight by following this program.-- OK
No matter what your age, you can lose weight by following this program.-- OK

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Tuongvan  +  569323 Tue, 23 Sep 08 12:38 AM
Thank you Mister Micawber ,
But " His team cannot give up no matter how slim the chance" is written in a US journal
Mister Micawber  +  569339 Tue, 23 Sep 08 02:39 AM
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If so, then present the context with your submission.  No doubt the context makes it clear, but you have posted merely an isolated sentence which leaves the 'chance of what?' ambiguous.
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