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 nikolai
 
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							| Can you tell me which one is correct:   1) I am busy enough today without asking me to proofread your theme. 2) I am busy enough today without your asking me to proofread your theme. |  2 Jan 2010      
					
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 _babz
 
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							| I �d say this works better:   I am busy enough today without you asking me to proofread your theme...   I think both 1 and 2 lack something         goodluck |  2 Jan 2010     
					
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 libertybelle
 
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							| 1) I am busy enough today without asking me to proof read your theme. 2) I am busy enough today without your asking me to proof read your theme.
 I am busy enough today without you asking me to proof read your theme.
 number two is also correct.
 
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 yanogator
 
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							| Actually, "...without you asking..." is wrong, but is becoming very common in the US. Your #2 is the only correct sentence of the three. |  2 Jan 2010     
					
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