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Ask for help > Where is ´already ´ placed within a question?
Where is ´already ´ placed within a question?
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silvia367
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Where is ´already ´ placed within a question?
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Hi everyoone!
Could you help me with this?
I always have doubts about the position of ´already ´ in questions. Would you say...
a) Where does an environmental police force exist already? or
b) Where does an environmental police force already exist?
Thanks for your help
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17 Mar 2010
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Spagman63
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B is a better choice. A sounds like the speaker is a little annoyed.
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17 Mar 2010
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dawnmain
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I think an American would say the first ans a Brit like me the second.
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17 Mar 2010
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douglas
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As a US English speaker I would say the second one is better. |
17 Mar 2010
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aymeness
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the second is better and more preferable. |
17 Mar 2010
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lbhspatriot
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I would say it depends what are you try to express. The B is definately better when you are making a statement. A would suggest that you are inquiring in an annoyed way... It is something americans would use.
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17 Mar 2010
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yanogator
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As a native speaker of US English, I don ´t hear any annoyance in the first choice. The second choice is better and more common, but both are correct.
Bruce |
17 Mar 2010
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