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Jackson6612

#485374 Wed, 05 Mar 08 07:24 PM

Is the following text correct?

It was a great pleasure reading your articles and I am really impressedby your analytical approach. Where did you get all those sound figures to support your article? Though many articles of yours can be foundon the internet, I was wondering is there any way to get a collectionof your works? Have you written any book?

It is always an honour to come across people like you who love to helpothers without expecting anything in return. I wanted to ask you thatwhat is the best way to read any newspaper like WRU? What parts mustone concentrate more on than others? I don't think they ask questionsabout sports in XYZ exams.
What is a standard word count for the XYZ essay?

Jackson6612

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Avangi

#485457 Thu, 06 Mar 08 01:41 AM

Hi Jackson,

There may be a technical problem. There are many cases in your text where two words are run together without a space between.

I hear, "Your figures are sound," but I'm not sure it says what you're looking for here. How about, "authoritative figures"?

"I was wondering" sounds a bit juvenile. "Is there a collection of your work available in print? Have you written any books?" (plural books)

I'd like to ask you what is the best way to read a newspaper like / newspapers like . . .I really think I'd just ask the question, "What is the best way . . . ."

What parts should one concentrate on most?

Regards, -A.

Avangi

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Jackson6612

#487438 Tue, 11 Mar 08 01:58 PM

Yes, there is some technical problem with the new messy look of englishforums.

Question 1:
You wrote: There are many cases in your text where two words are run together without a space between.

I could have written it as: There are many cases in your text where two words run together without a space between them.

Is my way also correct?

Question 2:
Is there a way to rephrase the following sentence, particularly the bold part?
Itis always an honour to come across people like you who love tohelp others without expecting anything in return.