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Tue Feb 26, 2008 12:56 pm grammar |
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Hi,
I would suggest: Are you getting any sleep? or Are you sleeping all right?
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Alan Co-founder

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Tue Feb 26, 2008 14:57 pm grammar |
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one day my friend phoned to my mobile , i didn't lift the mobile, after i saw missed call in my mobile , i called to his mobile and i said like this “Sorry, forn’t lifting the mobile, because I kept my mobile in silent mode”
is there any grammar mistakes(punctautaion also ) in the above sentences
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pavanhotscan You can meet me at english-test.net
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Tue Feb 26, 2008 16:23 pm grammar rule for the phrase: Are you getting sleep? |
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Although the words "to lift" and "to pick up" are similar, we would say we pick up the phone or answer a mobile. The sentence could be better phrased as this:
One day my friend phoned my mobile (or 'called me'), but I didn't answer. After I saw I had a missed call, I called him and said "Sorry for not answering my mobile, it was in silent mode." |
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Theeny I'm new here and I like it ;-)
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Tue Feb 26, 2008 16:43 pm grammar rule for the phrase: Are you getting sleep? |
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Hi Pavanhotscan,
Just a point - 'lift' is usually for something heavy as in: Could you please lift the table so I can put the carpet straight.
I picked up the newspaper that had fallen on the carpet
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