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grammar rule for the phrase: Are you getting sleep? #1 (permalink) Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:13 am   grammar rule for the phrase: Are you getting sleep?
 

Can i say like this " Are you getting sleep ? " is it correct
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grammar #2 (permalink) Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:56 am   grammar
 

Hi,

I would suggest: Are you getting any sleep? or Are you sleeping all right?

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grammar #3 (permalink) Tue Feb 26, 2008 13:57 pm   grammar
 

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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grammar rule for the phrase: Are you getting sleep? #4 (permalink) Tue Feb 26, 2008 15:23 pm   grammar rule for the phrase: Are you getting sleep?
 

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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grammar rule for the phrase: Are you getting sleep? #5 (permalink) Tue Feb 26, 2008 15:43 pm   grammar rule for the phrase: Are you getting sleep?
 

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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