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Ask for help > Hi everybody! It is correct?
Hi everybody! It is correct?
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nouninouni
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Hi everybody! It is correct?
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Hi everybody! which one is correct? I clean my teeth three times a day. or I clean my teeth thrice a day . And tell me why? |
10 Mar 2013
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cunliffe
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Three times. Thrice is old fashioned, not used these days. |
10 Mar 2013
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lurdesilva
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That �s exactly the same reply I was about to post! |
10 Mar 2013
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popera_flor
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didn �t know "Thrice" existed!
It �s good to know :)
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10 Mar 2013
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fofmu
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Thrice is very old fashioned indeed. Can be found in Lewis Carroll �s The Hunting of the Snark for instance :
�Just the place for a Snark!� the Bellman cried, As he landed his crew with care; Supporting each man on the top of the tide By a finger entwined in his hair. �Just the place for a Snark! I have said it twice: That alone should encourage the crew. Just the place for a Snark! I have said it thrice: What I tell you three times is true.� |
10 Mar 2013
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ikram jeseen
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Dear Fofmu, Then how about "twice a day"? Is it also old fasioned? You recommend to use "two times" instead of "twice"? Reply now. |
11 Mar 2013
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douglas
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twice is still used regularly
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11 Mar 2013
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foulfoula
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thrice, three times, both are correct.
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11 Mar 2013
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Liligirl
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Once , twice , three times , four times, five times , etc are commonly used .
See the Lionel Richie �s song :
You �re once , twice
Three times a lady
And I love you
Yes you �re once, twice
Three times a lady
And I love you
I love you
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11 Mar 2013
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zailda
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Yep, thrice is not commonly used. But I �m commenting because I noticed Liligirl used as an example an old song, and that made me think about a crazy habit I have: sometimes I sing part of a song as an example of the use of some words or even grammar topics.
I �m not a great singer, you know, as a singer I �m a good teacher. My students laugh when I do that, but they never forget.
Do you have the same strange habit?
Have a nice day!
Zailda |
11 Mar 2013
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fofmu
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twice is still commonly used, thrice not. |
11 Mar 2013
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