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Old 25-Feb-2008, 13:56
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Default Re: How do I raise my daughter

I agree with Anglika's correction of this -
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Originally Posted by flowerseed View Post
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...I am doing all my ...
- in favour of 'doing my best', but I thought you might be interested in knowing that there's an alternative (which I think you may have had in mind when you - wrongly - wrote 'doing all my best'); 'doing all I can' is another way of saying 'doing my best'.

b

PS And to give emphasis, you can mix the two like this:
'You don't have to keep reminding me; I'm doing the best I can.'

Last edited by BobK; 25-Feb-2008 at 14:36. Reason: Fix typo; and added PS
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