' i n a stretch' to mean 'in a continuous length of time'; while 'at a stretch' sounds strange to me. with a short break for a rest - I used fewer words to have the same meaning and to sound natural. We can also use

Google book search for "in any other time of the day" = 4 hits Google book search for "at any other time of the day" =632 hits Yoong Liat, "at" seems to be perfect to me too. Thanks. I take your original version to

We walked for about 10 hours at in a stretch with a short break for a rest halfway through. I cannot remember how many hills we climbed up and down and how many streams we crossed before we reached a small house on the top of a stiff hill. It was

We crossed the border before dawn when security patrolling was not as stringent as in any other time of the day. There were twelve of us in the first of the six groups coming back to our homeland. I was the only civilian in our group, and the rest

Could you please write here an excerpt from your book that unambiguously says it´s possible to put away a part of a word ? I can't because there is no such rule. I just want to list below another sentence (where ellipsis is at work) which,

Still, I don´t think ellipsis entitles you to omit a suffix that logically belongs to a word in a particular sentence. You seem to have learned or come across some rule/s how ellipsis should work. Now, look at the following two adjoining

...the streets were flooded but ( the streets were) not ( flooded) seriously enough to... It can work this way also: ...the streets were flooded but ( the streets were ) not ( flooded) serious ly enough to... having the sense which was

I do not mind getting dirty and I can be on my feet for few hours . I having worked at ________ and _______ as a sales associate . Such jobs have equipped which gave me with the abilities to work in a high paced environment while assisting

I am interested in applying for the daycare team position for the __ company. I have found this job opportunity advertised on Craigslist. I am a true dog lover and I have always had a strong passion for animals, especially for dogs. I had have a

Hi 26TMNTJG2PG (I hope I have it right ), I still think incorporates fits better than entails . What do you say? To me, 'incorporate' is to to be used in a more official setting