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#2 (permalink) Thu Nov 25, 2004 6:46 am Correct me if I am wrong |
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My suggestion to write it in a better way
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1. but then i tought i can
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but then, I thought I could
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2. Till now she has not been able to reach those documents to me.
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Still she is unable to send those documents to me
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#3 (permalink) Sat Sep 25, 2010 13:20 pm Correct me if I am wrong |
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What is the exact meaning of this sentence? "I have been advised that you will be my friend. "
1. A person advice me to choose you as my friend. 2. I chose you to be for myself as a friend. Or anything else?
I think the 1 is correct because sentence sounds passive. If so, for making the sentence to active state is it correct to say “I advised you will be my friend” ? _________________ World, No War |
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Aput I'm here quite often ;-)

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#4 (permalink) Sat Sep 25, 2010 15:04 pm Correct me if I am wrong |
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I think He/She has advised me to choose you as my friend is better than yours. Anyway, I don't think using present perfect tense here seems not really good. _________________ Rolling stone gathers no moss. |
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Bookaholic_English I'm here quite often ;-)

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#5 (permalink) Sat Sep 25, 2010 15:42 pm Correct me if I am wrong |
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I dont know what do you mean by such an answer "Bookaholic English' please made your answer more clear _________________ World, No War |
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Aput I'm here quite often ;-)

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#6 (permalink) Sat Sep 25, 2010 15:53 pm Correct me if I am wrong |
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"I have been advised that you will be my friend" = Someone else has told me that you will be my friend.
"I have been advised that you would be a good friend." = Someone else has told me that you would be a good friend for me to choose.
Advice always comes from someone else. You cannot advise yourself.
"I choose you as my friend." = I have chosen you as a friend myself. _________________ Cheers m' dears! |
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#7 (permalink) Sat Sep 25, 2010 16:14 pm Correct me if I am wrong |
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Thanks Beeesneees _________________ World, No War |
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Aput I'm here quite often ;-)

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#8 (permalink) Sun Sep 26, 2010 2:49 am Correct me if I am wrong |
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Sorry I'm late! My answer wasn't very clear because of lacking some punctuation. However, I can't make it MORE CLEAR. Anyway, Mr. ...(his name is too long for me to remember by now) has given such useful advice to you. _________________ Rolling stone gathers no moss. |
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