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| lost_soul wrote: | | aint you? |
Tsk, tsk, tsk...
LS, not all slang is worthy of emulation, but if you do try to use words such as ain't, you really need to make sure the register and context are right. 
By the way, as a non-programmer, I would understand 'cSharp' as a possible reference to music. 
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| Fri Aug 03, 2007 13:19 pm A little guidence guys! |
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| Yankee wrote: | | LS, not all slang is worthy of emulation, but if you do try to use words such as ain't, you really need to make sure the register and context are right. |
Hi, Amy
I made a mistake in usage of ain't didn't I? Could you, please, point it out?
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| Fri Aug 03, 2007 14:09 pm A little guidence guys! |
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Hi LS
Well, in the context of a forum for the TOEFL, and in the context of talking to someone you don't know for the very first time, it would be more appropriate to use a higher (standard) register and grammatically correct English -- in this case "aren't you".
In addition, the word 'deduce' is a word that you're more likely to hear used in higher registers of speech. So, using deduce and ain't in the same sentence also seems out of kilter.
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| Fri Aug 03, 2007 15:00 pm A little guidence guys! |
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Hi cSharp,
Welcome to our forum and thanks for asking your questions. In addition to what Amy and LS have said, I suggest you go through some TOEFL prep books to get familiar with the structure of the TOEFL. You also might want to read "TOEFL Secrets", an ebook that contains insider information on how maximize your TOEFL results. On top of that, it probably makes sense to learn how to use a spell checker.
Let me know what you think.
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| Sun Aug 05, 2007 0:56 am A little guidence guys! |
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Thanks Torsten, well I just got a book of barrons "HOW TO PREPARE FOR TOEFL" for CBT, it got cassettes instead of CD, and the problem is that I don't have tape recorder to play it, is there any source availalbe from where I can get all the stuff, I mean the CD stuff so that I don't have to rely on cassettes? and from where can I get that e-book? any source would be greatly appreciated...
Yes lost_soul I am programmer and going to transfer my credit hours to some American university and I definalty require 200+ score for CBT:?, not sure if am gonna make it, Also I don't have much time  , any suggestion for time TOEFL time schedualing? How much time I am suppose to give it inorder to cover all the things in one month? |
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