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Stevenukd  #536524  Fri, 04 Jul 08 04:34 AM
Dear Teachers,

1. Her on-again, off-again boyfriend was found dead in his apartment today.

- "on-again, off-again boyfriend" means "a boyfriend who is a boyfriend this time, but next time is not, and next time is a boyfriend again, and so on", correct?

Thanks very much to Teachers!

  Stevenukd.
  
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Vorpar  #536547  Fri, 04 Jul 08 06:00 AM
Yes, they break up, then get back together frequently.
  
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