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It should be 'My mother and I are ...' You would say 'I and my mother ...' wouldn't you? So it is obvious, it should be 'My mother and I ...'
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It would be reported as two soldiers died ...
Troops are soldiers, especially when they are in a particular large organized group doing a particular task.
When it is reported that 35,000 troops were deployed ..., it would refer to the whole group of individual soldiers, totalling 35,000.
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Yes. The following extract from the Collins Cobuild Dictionary for Advanced Learners gives a very clear definition of 'troops'.
1. Troops are soldiers, especially when they are in a particular large organized group doing a particular task.
The next phase of the operation will involve...
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Hi Andy
In BrE it should be:
"I look forward to hearing from you. ('back' not necessary as stated in my earlier post.)
You can also say "I'm looking forward to hearing from you."
I wonder whether " ... look forwards ... " is used in AmE, but I've a...
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Hi Jannat
The following is the meaning of the expression.Someone once said that “Its your attitude not your aptitude that determines your altitude.” If you believe you can do it, then quite simply you can. Often so much time can be spent examining options that nothing happens. If you want to...
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Thanks Pter and
Yoong Liat Pter your explanation is good One more thing can you give me a scenariowhere abusive sexual contact would apply BAsed on your explanation you seem to suggest that rape
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Hi New2grammar
A medic climbed under a concrete slab to reach a 5-year-old kid... (Should be hyphenated.)
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The digit '0' is pronounced as 'oh' . Therefore, it is correct to say an 02 plate.
If you read the digit '0' as zero, then it should be a 02 plate.
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CalifJim
Yoong Liat thanks for your replies After all the comments I think I just keep on using the second one
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Hi New2grammar
The following definition should give you a clear picture of 'hardened'.
be/become hardened to sth to develop a way of dealing with a sad situation so that it no longer upsets you:You see all sorts of terrible things when you're a nurse so you become hardened to it.
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