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Old 13-Feb-2007, 01:06
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Excuse me, Casiopea, for starting a new thread to discuss your alias without asking your permission first! Please don't feel offended. No offense; I just couldn't refrain my curiosity. Besides, learning a name is also part of knowledge of a langusge.

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Excuse me, Casiopea, for starting a new thread to discuss your alias without asking your permission first! Please don't feel offended. No offense; I just couldn't refrain my curiosity. Besides, learning a name is also part of knowledge of a langusge.
I don't think we "refrain my curiosity", PS. It doesn't sound quite natural.

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I just couldn't refrain from asking.

"refrain my curiosity" got no hits when I googled it.
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I don't think we "refrain my curiosity", PS. It doesn't sound quite natural.

refrain from (doing something)

I just couldn't refrain from asking.

"refrain my curiosity" got no hits when I googled it.
Thanks, riverkid, for your correction.

If I substitute restrain for refrain, how does it sound?

I just couldn't restrain my curiosity.
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Thanks, riverkid, for your correction.

If I substitute restrain for refrain, how does it sound?

I just couldn't restrain my curiosity.
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Thank you, riverkid, for the feedback.
By the way, I'm also intrigued whenever I type your alias. Does that imply you grew up near a river or something? River must be significant enough for you to use it as part of a nick.

Will you be offended if I start a thread about your alias?
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Thank you, riverkid, for the feedback.
By the way, I'm also intrigued whenever I type your alias. Does that imply you grew up near a river or something? River must be significant enough for you to use it as part of a nick.

Will you be offended if I start a thread about your alias?
Not in the least, PS but there's hardly enough vital info to fill a thread. I love rivers. I love to play in them, canoe and kayak them, snorkel them, generally just become one of the fishes in them.

Most people just don't know how much goes on under the surface, how peaceful it is, how gorgeous it is.
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Not in the least, PS but there's hardly enough vital info to fill a thread. I love rivers. I love to play in them, canoe and kayak them, snorkel them, generally just become one of the fishes in them.

Most people just don't know how much goes on under the surface, how peaceful it is, how gorgeous it is.
Thanks, riverkid, for the info.
I also adore rivers; for me, they are symbols of life, peace, and happiness.
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