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15-Nov-2006, 21:14
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Hi there,
I'd like to know if the following sentences are correct (and make sense):
1- How things goes?
2- Have you got an email I (have) sent?
3- How(what) about your headache? Are you feeling better?
Well, these sentences are just simple dialogues but I don't know if they are well written. I know as well that have lots of dialogues seemed to these but I'd like to know those above.
Can you help me, please?
Thanks
Falcon |
15-Nov-2006, 21:31
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| |  Re: Common dialogue (but I need your help!)
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Originally Posted by Falcon  Hi there,
I'd like to know if the following sentences are correct (and make sense):
1- [i]How goes things?[/I]
2- Have you got the email I (have) sent?
3- How is your headache? Are you feeling better?
Well, these sentences are just simple dialogues but I don't know if they are well written. I know as well that have lots of dialogues seemed to these but I'd like to know those above.
Can you help me, please?
Thanks
Falcon | |
16-Nov-2006, 02:54
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| | Re: Common dialogue (but I need your help!)
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Originally Posted by Falcon Hi there, I'd like to know if the following sentences are correct (and make sense): 1- How things goes? 2- Have you got an email I (have) sent? 3- How(what) about your headache? Are you feeling better? Well, these sentences are just simple dialogues but I don't know if they are well written. I know as well that have lots of dialogues seemed to these but I'd like to know those above. Can you help me, please? Thanks Falcon | I agree with curmudgeon. Another option for #1 is "How are things going?" |
16-Nov-2006, 08:48
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| | Re: Common dialogue (but I need your help!)
Thanks guys.
In the #2, is optional the use of "have"?
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16-Nov-2006, 08:53
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| | Re: Common dialogue (but I need your help!)
Yes,
Have you got the email I sent?
Have you got the email I sent to you?
Have you received my email? |
16-Nov-2006, 16:30
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| | Re: Common dialogue (but I need your help!)
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Originally Posted by Falcon Thanks guys. In the #2, is optional the use of "have"? Falcon | Informally: Got the e-mail I sent? |
18-Nov-2006, 11:50
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| | Re: Common dialogue (but I need your help!)
That's ok...
Now, I have another doubt:
- "Do you know if he will take long?"
Is this sentence right? Do you understand what I mean?
Thanks
Falcon
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18-Nov-2006, 14:42
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Do you know if it will take him long?
Do you know if he will be long? |
18-Nov-2006, 14:46
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| | Re: Common dialogue (but I need your help!)
Yes, it is correct. You are asking someone whether he knows if another person will take a long time to do a particular thing. |
18-Nov-2006, 15:29
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Originally Posted by mykwyner Yes, it is correct. You are asking someone whether he knows if another person will take a long time to do a particular thing. | Exactly!!
So, the sentence I wrote - "Do you know if he will take long?" - and the sentence that Curmudgeon wrote - "Do you know if he will be long?" - has the same meaning, right?
Falcon
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