Is it correct to say "It's the perfect place for wasting doing almost nothing"?
S svetlana14 Senior Member Joined Dec 5, 2013 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Ukrainian Home Country Ukraine Current Location Ukraine Sep 2, 2022 #1 Is it correct to say "It's the perfect place for wasting doing almost nothing"?
5jj Moderator Staff member Joined Oct 14, 2010 Member Type English Teacher Native Language British English Home Country Czech Republic Current Location Czech Republic Sep 2, 2022 #2 What is it supposed to mean?
S svetlana14 Senior Member Joined Dec 5, 2013 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Ukrainian Home Country Ukraine Current Location Ukraine Sep 2, 2022 #3 5jj said: What is it supposed to mean? Click to expand...
jutfrank VIP Member Joined Mar 5, 2014 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country England Current Location England Sep 2, 2022 #4 The writer has missed out the word time. It's the perfect place for wasting time doing nothing. Please provide the source.
The writer has missed out the word time. It's the perfect place for wasting time doing nothing. Please provide the source.
teechar Moderator Staff member Joined Feb 18, 2015 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country Iraq Current Location Iraq Sep 2, 2022 #5 jutfrank said: Please provide the source. Click to expand... Definitely. I wonder also why some words are in boldface and why a question mark is missing after "this summer".
jutfrank said: Please provide the source. Click to expand... Definitely. I wonder also why some words are in boldface and why a question mark is missing after "this summer".
S svetlana14 Senior Member Joined Dec 5, 2013 Member Type Interested in Language Native Language Ukrainian Home Country Ukraine Current Location Ukraine Sep 2, 2022 #6 jutfrank said: The writer has missed out the word time. It's the perfect place for wasting time doing nothing. Please provide the source. Click to expand... IELTS Speaking Vocabulary Builder: Master Idioms, Phrasal Verbs, Collocations, & Slang by Jackie Bolen
jutfrank said: The writer has missed out the word time. It's the perfect place for wasting time doing nothing. Please provide the source. Click to expand... IELTS Speaking Vocabulary Builder: Master Idioms, Phrasal Verbs, Collocations, & Slang by Jackie Bolen
probus Moderator Staff member Joined Jan 7, 2011 Member Type Retired English Teacher Native Language English Home Country Canada Current Location Canada Sep 2, 2022 #7 The missing word "time" looks like the kind of typographical error an editor should have noticed and corrected. Last edited: Sep 2, 2022
The missing word "time" looks like the kind of typographical error an editor should have noticed and corrected.
jutfrank VIP Member Joined Mar 5, 2014 Member Type English Teacher Native Language English Home Country England Current Location England Sep 2, 2022 #8 probus said: The missing word "tine" looks like the kind of typogeaphical error an editor should have noticed and corrected. Click to expand... You've made a couple of typogeaphical errors there, probus.
probus said: The missing word "tine" looks like the kind of typogeaphical error an editor should have noticed and corrected. Click to expand... You've made a couple of typogeaphical errors there, probus.