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Mini9
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help!!
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hey guys, two questions:
How much do you weigh? answer I �m 53 kg
How tall are you? answer I �m or It;s 171 cm
please let me know the right anwsers and questions, thanx |
3 Feb 2012
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yanogator
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How much do you wieigh? 53 kg I weigh 53 kg. Not "I �m 53 kg". How tall are you? 171 cm I �m 171 cm tall. I �m 171 cm. Bruce |
3 Feb 2012
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almaz
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I �m nearly 12 stone (79kg). |
3 Feb 2012
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Errie
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@Yanogator,
Why can we not say..... I �m 53kg? I �ve heard it so many times from my native fellow teachers over here.
errie
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4 Feb 2012
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libertybelle
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Errie
It �s not correct to say you are 53 kg because it �s not what you are, it �s what you weigh.
You colleagues may say it, but it �s not correct.
You are a pilot or a teacher, or a mother or a hypochondriac.
On the other hand - you can answer:
How tall are you? I �m 5 �7 � �
I don �t know why - that �s just how it is.
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4 Feb 2012
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almaz
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Nothing wrong with it, Errie, as your fellow native speakers would testify. And Michael Swan (Practical English Usage) would concur: "Be is also used to talk about age, height, length, weight, size, shape and colour."
Strange logic, LB. |
4 Feb 2012
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MarionG
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If you �re 1.71 and weigh 53 kg you �re underweight! Have a snack. |
4 Feb 2012
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ueslteacher
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No way Marion:) I remember the times when I was 53 kg and I can assure you I was NOT underweight and you know why? bc I am a shortie:) only 157 cm:) So it all depends on your age and height. Sophia
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4 Feb 2012
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