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Mon Dec 03, 2007 22:21 pm idiom: put one's mind to

Hi,

Could you tell me if you find the following sentences natural, please?

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1. I put my mind to becoming a programmer when I was in my 9th grade at school (or when I was a 9th grade schoolboy - I dont know which is better)
2. We should put our minds to the issues in hand

Thanks !
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Tue Dec 04, 2007 12:44 pm idiom: put one's mind to

lost_soul wrote:

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1. I put my mind to becoming a programmer when I was in my 9th grade at school (or when I was a 9th grade schoolboy - I dont know which is better)

Best is when I was in (the) 9th grade, or when I was a 9th-grader.

The use of "put my mind" is correct. You can also say "set my mind". It's the same thing.

lost_soul wrote:

2. We should put our minds to the issues in hand

To the issues at hand.

Otherwise, very good.

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Tue Dec 04, 2007 12:51 pm idiom: put one's mind to

Hi, Jamie Thank you very much ! _________________ Alex A native speaker of Russian

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