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#2 (permalink) Thu Nov 13, 2003 17:44 pm Where did you find this phrase? |
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Hi Judith,
Thanks for your note - I'll certainly reply with my comments. But could you first please tell me where this sentence comes from.
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#3 (permalink) Fri Nov 14, 2003 10:45 am A little salt on my food |
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hello Alan,
this sentence comes from the test: "errors in sentences what's wrong with this?-example" test number 3, question 1.
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#4 (permalink) Fri Nov 14, 2003 10:53 am A little salt on my food |
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oh...and it is from a "elementary" test.
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#5 (permalink) Fri Nov 14, 2003 16:59 pm A little salt on my food |
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oh...and it is from a "elementary" test.
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Hi Judith,
Thanks for coming back on this. No wonder you were having problems with this sentence. It is in fact a typing mistake and should read COLDER and not 'older'
We will now put this right and thanks for drawing our attention to it.
Best wishes
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#6 (permalink) Fri Nov 14, 2003 17:30 pm A little salt on my food |
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hello alan,
everything is clear now!! i didn't think about that it could be a typing mistake. i thought something like "the british houmor"...?h.. is always intersting ;)
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#7 (permalink) Sat Jan 31, 2009 20:11 pm proof-reading tools |
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Dear Alan..
we have already come up with a handful of proof-reading tools to probe through the possible errors in spelling as well as in grammar.
But still we lack some vital program with artificial intelligence or something like that which will correct the words in our sentences according to the contextual meanings..
May be I am dreaming for this miracle to happen soon... _________________ Sahid59
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#8 (permalink) Thu Jun 02, 2011 7:30 am English error, elementary level |
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Hello Alan,
Why it couldn't be "some salt",
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#9 (permalink) Thu Jun 02, 2011 8:02 am Expression: A little salt on my food |
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Hi maddy,
'Some salt' would be a possible alternative. It would be correct - and that is why it is not given as an option in the test. The test can only work if there is just one correct answer. If 'some salt' were given as an option, then there would be two correct answers, which would be misleading. _________________ Cheers m' dears! |
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