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23-Sep-2004, 04:10
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Originally Posted by X Mode 22:52 - 22:51 |  |
I like taking note of the coincidence.  :D :D 8) |
23-Sep-2004, 05:42
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Originally Posted by Casiopea Quote: |
Originally Posted by X Mode 22:52 - 22:51 | |
I like taking note of the coincidence. :D :D 8) | I still don't get it.  Coincidences of what? What do the clock times mean? :? |
23-Sep-2004, 06:03
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Originally Posted by X Mode Quote: |
Originally Posted by Casiopea Quote: |
Originally Posted by X Mode 22:52 - 22:51 | |
I like taking note of the coincidence. :D :D 8) | I still don't get it. Coincidences of what? What do the clock times mean? :? | Look at the very top of each post, and you'll see. It happened that we posted a couple messages almost at the same time.
I know what you mean. Things like this tend to escape my notice as well from time to time. :D 8) :D |
23-Sep-2004, 06:06
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No. No. It's me.
Basic concepts confuse me.  |
23-Sep-2004, 10:47
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Native Language: Urdu | |  Re: We can reduce adverb clauses to adverb phrases. Why?
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Originally Posted by X Mode After I ate dinner, I stepped outside for some fresh air.
After eating dinner, I stepped outside for some fresh air. | Will it also be correct to say:
After taking dinner, I stepped outside for some fresh air. |
23-Sep-2004, 12:14
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Native Language: English Member Type: English Teacher | | Re: We can reduce adverb clauses to adverb phrases. Why?
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Originally Posted by Abusaad Quote: |
Originally Posted by X Mode After I ate dinner, I stepped outside for some fresh air.
After eating dinner, I stepped outside for some fresh air. | Will it also be correct to say:
After taking dinner, I stepped outside for some fresh air. |
It's not something I say. It could be that it's used in British English. |
23-Sep-2004, 12:15
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Current Location: China Native Language: English Member Type: Other | | Re: We can reduce adverb clauses to adverb phrases. Why?
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Originally Posted by Abusaad Quote: |
Originally Posted by X Mode After I ate dinner, I stepped outside for some fresh air.
After eating dinner, I stepped outside for some fresh air. | Will it also be correct to say:
After taking dinner, I stepped outside for some fresh air. | Since 'taking' functions as a gerund, the -ing form is correct in that position, but, nonetheless, the phrase "taking dinner" is semantically odd: It's not an English expression.
It sounds like a direct translation from, say, French.
All the best, :D |
23-Sep-2004, 12:21
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Native Language: English Member Type: English Teacher | | Re: We can reduce adverb clauses to adverb phrases. Why?
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Originally Posted by Casiopea Quote: |
Originally Posted by Abusaad Quote: |
Originally Posted by X Mode After I ate dinner, I stepped outside for some fresh air.
After eating dinner, I stepped outside for some fresh air. | Will it also be correct to say:
After taking dinner, I stepped outside for some fresh air. | Since 'taking' functions as a gerund, the -ing form is correct in that position, but, nonetheless, the phrase "taking dinner" is semantically odd: It's not an English expression.
It sounds like a direct translation from, say, French.
All the best, :D | Could it be possible that some of these links come from people whose first language is English? http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...%22+&meta=
I don't say "take dinner". Still, I would wonder if it's something that could be said in British English.
:D :D |
23-Sep-2004, 13:42
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tdol's the one we should ask. 8) | | |
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