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Old 12-May-2008, 21:45
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Default Re: to assess

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Originally Posted by MrPedantic View Post
Hello Blouen,

Yes, it's fine.

"To try to do X every now and then" does not necessarily mean what it seems to mean, however. It can also imply "I like to do X, and I do it now and then"; not "I make an attempt to do X, now and then, but I do not always succeed".

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MrP
But when it comes to assessing my health, it wouldn't appear like that, would it?
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