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Rex  #352477  Wed, 18 Apr 07 02:02 PM
A professor who taught a student whose gun rampage at Virginia Tech left 32 people dead says she warned university officials about his behaviour.

Lucinda Roy said she became concerned after Cho Seung-*** wrote disturbing pieces for a creative writing class.

The 23-year-old South Korean has been described as a loner and an introvert.

Virginia's governor has vowed to review authorities' handling of the shootings amid claims that the US university did not do enough to protect students.

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Here it should be 'the student'. Not 'a student'. Because we know about this person. I don't know why you should write 'a student' here.

Your comments, please.

  
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Marius Hancu  #352480  Wed, 18 Apr 07 02:06 PM
Your version is more pointed and focussed, the other is more impersonal (one of those students), still correct, IMO.
  
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