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 #2 (permalink) Sat Jan 22, 2005 12:19 pm I got this doubt that is killing me... |
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what is the correct form?
somebody's else accent: What do you understand by this?
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somebody else's accent is the correct form
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somebody else's accent: idem
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Not quite sure what you want to say here. I guess idem could describe the way Americans pronounce the word item.
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everybody's accent: the same
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What exactly do you mean?
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| everybody 's else's: the same |
It should read everybody elses's accent.
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| #3 (permalink) Mon Jan 24, 2005 2:11 am I got it right now |
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But what I meant was, what was the correct answer among all. and by idem: I meant the same which is: "what is the correct form" as in the first question.
Is it clear now? if not, let me now so I can work on my asking skills a little more? |
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| #4 (permalink) Mon Jan 24, 2005 9:11 am I got this doubt that is killing me... |
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| rich7 wrote: |
what is the correct form?
somebody's else accent: What do you understand by this?
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Well, I think this doesn't make sense.
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somebody else's accent: idem
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This is the accent spoken by another person. For example, if the police replay a message on their answering machine in your presence asking you if that was your voice, you may say: No, that's somebody else's accent.
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everybody's accent: the same
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This simply describes the accent or accents that is or are spoken by everybody.
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| everybody 's else's: the same |
It should read everybody else's accent, no need to add the possessive s twice.
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| #5 (permalink) Wed Jan 26, 2005 4:36 am O.k |
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| I got it now thanks a lot. |
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| #6 (permalink) Wed May 31, 2006 10:09 am I got this doubt that is killing me... |
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Hi Torsten
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