[Grammar] Advertisements and Instructions Missing Stuff

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PromVille

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Michael Swan in his book (page 2) writes


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How to write others?


2) A single man is looking for a flat in the Oxford area.
Phone 806127 weekends.

3) A job is needed urgently. I will do anything legal.
Call 312654

4) Pour the mixture into a large suacepan, heat it until it's boiling, then add three pounds of sugar and leave it on the low heat for 45 minutes

5) It can be assembled in ten minutes. It is easy to clean. It has simple controls. The/Its batteries are not included.


This way?
 
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As an English teacher you should know better than to say "How to write others?" which is not even an intelligiible sentence. What should you have written instead?
 
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I would say Batteries not included, which is what is generally used in advertising and packaging.
 
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