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#2 (permalink) Fri Apr 11, 2008 2:40 am Expression: "Have any of you met him before?" |
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. Are any of your apples for sale? Have any of you met him before? Do any of your friends smoke?
These are the native utterances. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach
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#3 (permalink) Fri Apr 11, 2008 13:39 pm Expression: "Have any of you met him before?" |
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Many thanks, MM
So would you say that the rest sound odd or wrong?
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Tom I'm a Communicator ;-)
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#4 (permalink) Fri Apr 11, 2008 13:48 pm Expression: "Have any of you met him before?" |
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. I'll bet it's said often, but it still sounds wrong on paper--there are several people spoken to. . _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach
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#5 (permalink) Fri Apr 11, 2008 16:25 pm Expression: "Have any of you met him before?" |
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Consider what's happening here:
Have they, any of your friends, met him before? Has they, any of your friends, met him before? |
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Molly I'm a Communicator ;-)
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#6 (permalink) Fri Apr 11, 2008 16:37 pm Expression: "Have any of you met him before?" |
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Have any of you met him before? Has anyone of you met him before?
TOEFL listening lectures: A lecture from a history class |
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Torsten Learning Coach

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#7 (permalink) Fri Apr 11, 2008 16:40 pm Expression: "Have any of you met him before?" |
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| Torsten wrote: |
Have any of you met him before? Has anyone of you met him before? |
You have an error there, Torsten.
Has any one of you met him before? or:
Has anyone from your group of friendsmet him before? |
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Molly I'm a Communicator ;-)
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