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Old 25-Sep-2007, 16:39
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Default Re: proofreading

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Originally Posted by Barb_D View Post
Your electrical/power/oil/heating service will be disrupted.

None of your choices are great. But by process of elimination, I'd choose A. If this happened in Arizona in July, you won't end up freezing. But it certainly won't send you to Alaska! Or Canada! Where did those choices come from?
Suppose you're living in a country where winter is mild but you need heating at home to feel comfortable. But if heating is disrupted, you could feel cold. The speaker, using those examples and and knowing that the temperature in Canada or in Alaska can drop below -40 °C, emphasizes that you had better pay or else it is going to be like being there.
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