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    Default Are these sentences natural? Jan 26


    Hi,

    Are the following sentences natural to a native ear?

    1. Did you talk to (the) Dell guys ? ( I meant did the person call the Dell computers support centre. )

    2. Where do you stand on your quarterly report?

    3. Who is your favorite team?

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    Default Re: Are these sentences natural? Jan 26

    Quote Originally Posted by musicgold View Post
    Hi,

    Are the following sentences natural to a native ear?

    1. Did you talk to (the) Dell guys ? ( I meant did the person call the Dell computers support centre. ) Use "the".

    2. Where do you stand on your quarterly report? I would prefer "with".

    3. Who is your favorite team? Or "which".

    Thanks,
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    Default Re: Are these sentences natural? Jan 26

    Or just "did you talk to Dell?"

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    Default Re: Are these sentences natural? Jan 26

    Thanks folks

    2. Where do you stand on your quarterly report? I would prefer "with".
    Here I was asking a collegue (who was supposed to finish a quarterly report) about the status of the report. Do you still prefer ' with' over 'on'?

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    Default Re: Are these sentences natural? Jan 26

    Quote Originally Posted by musicgold View Post
    Thanks folks



    Here I was asking a collegue (who was supposed to finish a quarterly report) about the status of the report. Do you still prefer ' with' over 'on'?
    Yes.

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