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Some doubts...Are there native speakers on line??
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a isabel
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Some doubts...Are there native speakers on line??
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Good morning,
Could you please let me know your opinion on the following?
1) What is correct? We usually meet at/in/on/ the centre.
2 He watches Tv every/ all evening.
3) Ideal Caf� is trendier/more trendy than Apollo Caf�.
4) Thieves wear gloves so that they don �t /won �t get caught.
Thanks a lot for your help!
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20 Mar 2010
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jannabanna
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We usually meet in the centre. If you mean the centre of town for example.
He watches TV every evening (means that �s his habit each evening)
He watches TV all evening (means non-stop all evening)
trendier or more trendy - seem both to be correct. English is often used by sound - I would say both (and I �m English by the way)
Thieves wear gloves so that they won �t get caught. (means to avoid getting caught)
Thieves wear gloves so that they don �t get caught. (is more a fact in general) but they are very similar in meaning. |
20 Mar 2010
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lshorton99
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Also a native speaker and I agree with Janna!
We usually meet in the centre unless the centre is a building (ie Sports Centre) in which case I would say at.
every evening is a habit. I wouldn �t normally use all evening with the present simple as the present simple tends to refer more to habits and general truths. You �d be more likely to say He watched TV all evening.
trendier - the rule is generally that adjectives ending in -y become -ier.
The last one, Janna �s explanation is perfect - I would tend to say don �t get caught because the sentence appears to be making a generalisation. Use won �t when you are talking about something or someone more specific.
Hope that helps!
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20 Mar 2010
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ballycastle1
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Hi Isabel,
Def. not �on �. I suggest you use �in � if you mean inside a shopping centre, or �at � if you mean outside the building, though in practice the two are used interchangeably.
I agree with jannabanna re no. 2, 3 and 4, though I would add that �trendy � is a distinctly �untrendy � word nowadays unless you �re over a certain age!. Most people would say �It �s not �in �. � In the given context, you�d probably use the word �fashionable�.
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20 Mar 2010
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a isabel
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Thanks a lot for your so quick and clear reply.
Have a nice weekend!
Hugs
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20 Mar 2010
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