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Hi, Clive wrote: Are these sentences right? A: Construction of a bridge over the river made the village people very happy. OK (Of course I know The construction is good. Yes) B: Destruction of cities by nuclear weapons did happen in the latter half of the 21st ...

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Feebs11 wrote: Lcchang wrote: Could anyone please take a look at the following passage and make necessary revision for me? Thanks a lot. LCChang Around 3:30 pm yesterday afternoon, a robbery occurred at the downtown First Federal Bank. Two robbers raided it and stole 3 million NT dollars....

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Re: Knowledge

Hi RexTo my mind only He has a good knowledge of English is correct. The use of the article is of course idiomatic as knowledge is not used in the plural. English is replete with similar expressions.CheersCB

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Hi, I had my final exam from the writing course as a home take-in, but the type of the essay sounded a little bit weird to me. Here is what my lecturer gave as information: Writing FINALWrite an evaluation essay on the following topicThe Self-Evaluation essay is a reflective essay assessing and...

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Re: Could anonymity be useful?

A very interesting article about the importance of a right to anonymity can be found here.Points 1 to 6 (starting on page 19) may be of particular interest. From point 6;The Internet is the one major development that runs against the trend toward greater control and surveillance over...

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Re: Expression: "I will join the back to school week."

Hi, I fail to understand the following sentence. I will join the back to school week. I don't understand the meaning either. How does one join a week? I think the writer means 'I will join in (ie participate in) the activities that will be part of the back-to-school week'. Could you please...

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Re: "Time of day" vs "Time of the day"

Hi Mr. TomIf late night is your favorite time of every day, there is no difference. You can use either expression. If the reference is to a special, recurring day you may have been talking about before uttering the sentence, you need to use the article the.CheersCB

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give the vapors

Hello. Could anyone explain to me what the expression "give the vapors" mean? I think it means to make someone fume about something, but I'm not sure. I found the expression in an article that discusses the political life of Tony Blair, and the expression was found in the following sentence:...

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Re: Necessary for a good reason

In the cases where the adverbial particle is optional after the verb, as in all three of your examples, the particle adds a bit of informal "spice", I think. The particle adds a subtle touch of meaning that can only be understood after prolonged exposure to such expressions. ...

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Re: Have a nice time on englishforums!

Jackson6612 wrote: Question 1: In your opinion, which of the following sentences is correct? Question 2: Are the following expressions phrases or sentences? 1: Have a nice time on Englishforums! 2: Have nice time on englishforums! If you ask me, then I would like to go with...

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