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#17 (permalink) Thu Nov 16, 2006 9:12 am 'To take a toll ON smb', 'to take a toll OF smth'? |
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Maybe he doesn't like old lady moneylenders! _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Present Simple |
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Alan Co-founder

Joined: 27 Sep 2003 Posts: 13891 Location: UK
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#18 (permalink) Thu Nov 16, 2006 15:38 pm Phrasal verbs |
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| Sorry, I forgot to quote Alan's post. See my following post. |
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Conchita Language Coach

Joined: 26 Dec 2005 Posts: 2826 Location: Madrid, Spain
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#19 (permalink) Thu Nov 16, 2006 15:40 pm 'To take a toll ON smb', 'to take a toll OF smth'? |
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| Alan wrote: |
Hi Tamara,
Phrasal verbs are a bit of a gimmick in all honesty. They provide loads of stuff for EFL teachers to rabbit on about but they are only poor substitutes for the genuine article. I'm sure Bill Shakespeare would have agreed with me.
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I’m not sure I quite agree with you there, Alan. True enough, phrasal verbs can usually be replaced by other verbs, but these are often too formal for casual use. You yourself must think they come in handy, as shown by your use of the phrasal verb ‘rabbit on’, which, I find, is just the right verb to use in your sentence. |
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Conchita Language Coach

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#20 (permalink) Thu Nov 16, 2006 15:46 pm 'To take a toll ON smb', 'to take a toll OF smth'? |
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Yes Conchita, I guess you're right and I have truly been hoist with my own petard. Ouch!
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Alan Co-founder

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#21 (permalink) Thu Nov 16, 2006 16:01 pm 'To take a toll ON smb', 'to take a toll OF smth'? |
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lol, Yankee, I succumbed to the pressure of carrying an entire state on my shoulders.
I don't know why I chose "Raskolnikov" as a replacement Profile description.
Maybe I'll go on some sort of "Profile of the Day" program.
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Prezbucky I'm a Communicator ;-)

Joined: 07 Nov 2006 Posts: 2621 Location: Nashville, TN (USA)
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| What is correct here: has or have? | Is 'on the morning' OK? |