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04-Aug-2008, 12:27
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Please correct this sentence
You not yet started work? |
04-Aug-2008, 14:38
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Originally Posted by kiranjyo  Hi all
Please correct this sentence
You not yet started work? | According to my understanding, it could be changed to "Haven't you started work yet?" And I cannot think of anything else. I think we can say "You haven't started work yet?" with a rising tone to mean the same in conversation.
By the way, do you intend this to be a word game for fun? Your profile tells us that your first language is English! |
04-Aug-2008, 14:40
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Originally Posted by kiranjyo Hi all
Please correct this sentence
You not yet started work? | You haven't yet started work?
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**teacher** |
04-Aug-2008, 14:42
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Originally Posted by ohmyrichard By the way, do you intend this to be a word game for fun? Your profile tells us that your first language is English! | Your comment is uncalled for. Native speakers are welcome to ask questions. In fact, a great deal do. |
04-Aug-2008, 14:48
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Originally Posted by Soup Your comment is uncalled for. Native speakers are welcome to ask questions. In fact, a great deal do. | I thought that this could not be a difficult question for a native speaker. Perhaps I was wrong there. Sorry for that. |
04-Aug-2008, 14:51
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Originally Posted by ohmyrichard I thought that this could not be a difficult question for a native speaker. Perhaps I was wrong there. Sorry for that. | Assumptions tend to do that. _____________________
Go CHINA Go! 
<only 4 more days> |
04-Aug-2008, 14:58
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Originally Posted by Soup Go CHINA Go!
<only 4 more days> | China? Boy, are you accommodated... They must treat you very well!  |
04-Aug-2008, 15:03
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Originally Posted by Soup Assumptions tend to do that. _____________________ Go CHINA Go!
<only 4 more days> | Thanks for your mild criticism. It's for sure that we always have a lot to learn, including how native speakers acquire their mother tongue. I used to think English is difficult only for non-native speakers and never thought it could also be so difficult for natives. |
04-Aug-2008, 15:14
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Originally Posted by ohmyrichard Thanks for your mild criticism. It's for sure that we always have a lot to learn, including how native speakers acquire their mother tongue. I used to think English is difficult only for non-native speakers and never thought it could also be so difficult for natives. | And not just English - every language can appear to be troublesome to natives. But that's a whole other issue.  |
04-Aug-2008, 15:24
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Originally Posted by IvanV And not just English - every language can appear to be troublesome to natives. But that's a whole other issue. | True. It took me almost a year to stop referring to myself as "mouse" in Chinese. It sounds like "teacher". | | Thread Tools | | | | Display Modes |  Linear Mode | 
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