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Old 04-Feb-2007, 09:57
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The best way to master English is a total immersion in/into/of the English Enviroment.


For a star, is the indefinite article a essential in the context?
Second, which preposition fits better here, in, into, or of? Thanks.
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Old 04-Feb-2007, 19:25
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The best way to master English is total immersion in the English Environment.

The 'a' is neither essential nor desirable in this case.

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Old 05-Feb-2007, 10:34
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The best way to master English is total immersion in the English Environment.

The 'a' is neither essential nor desirable in this case.

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Thanks, Bob, for the feedback.

What if I say it in this way, would it sound right to you?

The best way to master English totally immerses yourself in an English environment.

Thanks.
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Old 05-Feb-2007, 10:44
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Hi Piousoul

No, that sentence doesn't work, but you could say this:
The best way to master English is to totally immerse yourself in an English environment.
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Hi Piousoul

No, that sentence doesn't work, but you could say this:
The best way to master English is to totally immerse yourself in an English environment.
Thanks, Philly, your version is what I had in mind, but somehow, maybe a slip of the mind, I just didn't type it right.
Thanks for the correction.
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