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We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3232.18851)Re: Correcting a sentence.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectingASentence/gjrnd/post.htm#545567Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:52:25 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545567Yoong Liat2http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectingASentence/gjrnd/post.htm#545567http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-545567.xml<p><BLOCKQUOTE><div><img src="/Themes/englishforums/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>Avangi</strong></div><div><BLOCKQUOTE><div><img src="/Themes/englishforums/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>Yoong Liat</strong></div><div>Shouldn&#39;t ibe be &#39;a 70-year-old day...&#39;</div></BLOCKQUOTE>That would surely be the longest day! <img title="Sleep" alt="Sleep" src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-56.gif" /> <div></div> <p></div></BLOCKQUOTE>I was sleepy when I was typing the sentence. That&#39;s why I think in the near future, I will be asleep for&nbsp;70-years..<img src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-56.gif" alt="Sleep" title="Sleep" /><img title="Sleep" alt="Sleep" src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-56.gif" /><img title="Sleep" alt="Sleep" src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-56.gif" /><img title="Sleep" alt="Sleep" src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-56.gif" /><img title="Sleep" alt="Sleep" src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-56.gif" /><img title="Sleep" alt="Sleep" src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-56.gif" /><img title="Sleep" alt="Sleep" src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-56.gif" /></p> <p><img title="Sleep" alt="Sleep" src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-56.gif" />&nbsp;= 10 years.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Correcting a sentence.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectingASentence/gwqdj/post.htm#545114Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:53:16 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545114Avangi4http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectingASentence/gwqdj/post.htm#545114http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-545114.xml<BLOCKQUOTE><div><img src="/Themes/englishforums/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>Yoong Liat</strong></div><div>Shouldn&#39;t ibe be &#39;a 70-year-old day...&#39;</div></BLOCKQUOTE>That would surely be the longest day! <img src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-56.gif" alt="Sleep" title="Sleep" /><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Correcting a sentence.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectingASentence/gwqck/post.htm#545098Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:22:00 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545098Yoong Liat2http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectingASentence/gwqck/post.htm#545098http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-545098.xml<p><BLOCKQUOTE><div><img src="/Themes/englishforums/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>optilang</strong></div><div><em>However, you haven&#39;t answered my question whether the phrase should be hyphenated.&nbsp; - </em>Sorry, my apologies.<br /><br />I believe it should. <div></div> <p></div></BLOCKQUOTE></p> <p>Thanks, Optilang. </p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Correcting a sentence.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectingASentence/gwqcw/post.htm#545096Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:15:18 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545096optilang3http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectingASentence/gwqcw/post.htm#545096http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-545096.xml<em>However, you haven&#39;t answered my question whether the phrase should be hyphenated.&nbsp; - </em>Sorry, my apologies.<br /><br />I believe it should.<div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Correcting a sentence.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectingASentence/gwqch/post.htm#545095Tue, 22 Jul 2008 19:12:30 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545095Yoong Liat4http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectingASentence/gwqch/post.htm#545095http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-545095.xml<p><BLOCKQUOTE><div><img src="/Themes/englishforums/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>optilang</strong></div><div> <p>Shouldn&#39;t i<strong><em>t</em></strong> be be &#39;a 70-year-old <strong>lady</strong> ...&#39; (hyphenated)<em><strong>?</strong></em></div></BLOCKQUOTE>I must have been quite sleepy to have made so many typing errors. Thanks for the corrections. </p> <p>However, you haven&#39;t answered my question whether the phrase should be hyphenated.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Correcting a sentence.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectingASentence/gwqcz/post.htm#545093Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:55:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545093optilang5http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectingASentence/gwqcz/post.htm#545093http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-545093.xml<br /><BLOCKQUOTE><div><img src="/Themes/englishforums/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>Yoong Liat</strong></div><div><p><BLOCKQUOTE><div><img src="/Themes/englishforums/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>optilang</strong></div><div>How can a <strong>70 year old</strong> lady give birth to two children at that age?</div></BLOCKQUOTE></p> <p>Shouldn&#39;t i<strong><em>t</em></strong> be be &#39;a 70-year-old <em><strong>lady</strong></em> <strike>day</strike>...&#39; (hyphenated)<em><strong>?</strong></em></p> <br /><div></div></div></BLOCKQUOTE><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Correcting a sentence.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectingASentence/gwqbp/post.htm#545086Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:36:09 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:545086Yoong Liat6http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectingASentence/gwqbp/post.htm#545086http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-545086.xml<p><BLOCKQUOTE><div><img src="/Themes/englishforums/images/icon-quote.gif"> <strong>optilang</strong></div><div>How can a <strong>70 year old</strong> lady give birth to two children at that age?</div></BLOCKQUOTE></p> <p>Shouldn&#39;t ibe be &#39;a 70-year-old day...&#39; (hyphenated)</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>Re: Correcting a sentence.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectingASentence/ghvhg/post.htm#536798Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:20:36 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:536798optilang7http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectingASentence/ghvhg/post.htm#536798http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-536798.xmlThis is insane. How can a 70 year old lady give birth to two children at that age? How is she supposed to take care of her children? I feel really sorry for her kids as their parents will not be around long to take care of them properly.<div style="clear:both;"></div>Correcting a sentence.http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectingASentence/ghvdd/post.htmFri, 04 Jul 2008 19:15:43 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:536727Desireandlove8http://www.englishforums.com/English/CorrectingASentence/ghvdd/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-536727.xml<span>&quot;This is insane. How can a 70 years old lady give birth to two children in that Age? How is she supposed to take her of hers children? I feel really sorry for her kids who do not have a long-living paretens which can&#39;t take care of them properly.&quot;<br /><br />Can someone here correct this long sentence here for meg, please?<br /></span><div style="clear:both;"></div>