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Use 'Yet': in present perfect continuous OR in present perfect simple | Roof or Ceiling?
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I got this doubt that is killing me... Sat Jan 22, 2005 6:32 am  I got this doubt that is killing me...		  
what is the correct form?

somebody's else accent: What do you understand by this?

somebody else's accent: idem

everybody's accent: the same

everybody 's else's: the same
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I got this doubt that is killing me... Sat Jan 22, 2005 13:19 pm  I got this doubt that is killing me...		  
rich7 wrote:
what is the correct form?

somebody's else accent: What do you understand by this?

somebody else's accent is the correct form

rich7 wrote:
somebody else's accent: idem

Not quite sure what you want to say here. I guess idem could describe the way Americans pronounce the word item.

rich7 wrote:
everybody's accent: the same

What exactly do you mean?
rich7 wrote:
everybody 's else's: the same

It should read everybody elses's accent.
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I got it right now Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:11 am  I got it right now		  
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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I got this doubt that is killing me... Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:11 am  I got this doubt that is killing me...		  
rich7 wrote:
what is the correct form?

somebody's else accent: What do you understand by this?

Well, I think this doesn't make sense.

rich7 wrote:
somebody else's accent: idem

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.

rich7 wrote:
everybody's accent: the same

This simply describes the accent or accents that is or are spoken by everybody.

rich7 wrote:
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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O.k Wed Jan 26, 2005 5:36 am  O.k		  
I got it now thanks a lot.
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I got this doubt that is killing me... Wed May 31, 2006 11:09 am  I got this doubt that is killing me...		  
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