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Old 12-Oct-2003, 16:30
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Hi, All of you.
I am a new member here.
It pleases me to share you my second language which still my favourite stuff.
I wish to ask you, native speaker to correct my following phrases:

1-Americanology : a scientific study of antiquities of USA.
2-Britainology : =========================
3-Saudiology ===========================
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Old 12-Oct-2003, 16:38
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Ayed asked:

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I wish to ask you, native speaker to correct my following phrases:

1-Americanology : a scientific study of antiquities of USA.
2-Britainology : =========================
3-Saudiology ===========================
Hello!

1-Americanology: The study of American antiquities.
2. Britainology: The study of British antiquities.
3. Saudiology: The study of Saudi Arabian antiquities.

The USA doesn't really have antiquities; America does. :)

All the best,

Cas
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Old 12-Oct-2003, 17:39
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Thank you so much.I appreciate your comment.
Again,
Are these phrases well-formed. Are they well-constructed?
Thank you in advance.

Ayed
:)
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Old 12-Oct-2003, 19:26
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May I make some suggestions?

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Hi, All of you.
I am a new member here.
That is fine except you don't need to capitalize all.

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Originally Posted by Ayed
It pleases me to share you my second language which still my favourite stuff.
  • It pleases me to share my second language with you. English is my favorite subject.

Please tell me if I got that right.

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Originally Posted by Ayed
I wish to ask you, native speaker to correct my following phrases:
  • I wish to ask you native speakers to correct the following phrases:

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1-Americanology : a scientific study of antiquities of USA.
2-Britainology : =========================
3-Saudiology ===========================
I had no idea those ologies existed. Is there one for every country? :wink:

Casiopea did better than I would have on that. At least, she did better than I would have done on my first try. :wink:

She is right that Americanology would cover antiquities that are older than this country (USA).

:)
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