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She likes her son, so she is never tired of talking about him. (I don't like 'with')
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| #3 (permalink) Wed Apr 16, 2008 15:47 pm surprised, filled, tired or sick |
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You mean there's something wrong with the exercise?
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| #4 (permalink) Wed Apr 16, 2008 22:34 pm surprised, filled, tired or sick |
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For me there is; it may be OK in BrE.
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| #5 (permalink) Fri Apr 18, 2008 13:38 pm Difference between surprised, filled, tired or sick |
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I think this sentence is a passive voice . The answer here should be " B . filled "
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| #6 (permalink) Fri Apr 18, 2008 13:43 pm Difference between surprised, filled, tired or sick |
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As Charles has said, the correct phrase is 'tired of talking'. Where did you get that sentence from, Sophie?
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| #7 (permalink) Fri Apr 18, 2008 14:02 pm Difference between surprised, filled, tired or sick |
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i think this question can be understood as "Mrs Brown like to talk about his son so much that he never feel bored of talking about him "
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| #8 (permalink) Fri Apr 18, 2008 15:19 pm Difference between surprised, filled, tired or sick |
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| I think this question can be understood as "Mrs Brown likes to talk about her son so much that she never feels bored talking about him " |
Hi Giang93
You're right. That might be understood as the basic sense of the sentence.
And, as Mister Micawber and Torsten have said, 'tired of talking' would be correct in Sophie's sentence.
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I've also corrected the grammar in you last post.
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| #9 (permalink) Fri Apr 18, 2008 15:22 pm Difference between surprised, filled, tired or sick |
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Na ... Mister Micawber
It ain't good British English like what I learnt in school if ya know what I mean. (nod nod wink) ol cobber!
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| #10 (permalink) Fri Apr 18, 2008 15:23 pm Difference between surprised, filled, tired or sick |
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Hes why do I have subtitles ?????? whoops I mean google adverts.
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| #11 (permalink) Fri Apr 18, 2008 15:24 pm Difference between surprised, filled, tired or sick |
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| Oh OK I see. It is always on the last message ... |
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Na ... Mister Micawber
It ain't good British English like what I learnt in school if ya know what I mean. (nod nod wink) ol cobber!
(giggle)
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Where are you from, Rob? Did you grow up in the UK?
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| #13 (permalink) Fri Apr 18, 2008 20:24 pm Difference between surprised, filled, tired or sick |
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No Amy
Was born in London but spent most of my life in Wales. I have just been around quite a bit as part of my job, experiencing English from all places of the UK, the world, the planet, the universe ...
Idioms, sayings, and much more. From everyday life to business English, marketing, sales, engineering ... blah blah blah ...boring really.
Wrote a couple of articles in my time for some magazines, that was fun.
But for my sins, I now manage some international language activities including my baby here in Hamburg.
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Well, no wonder I and my classmate wasted too much time on this problem without finding out the correct answer. I got this sentence from an excercise book compiled by a Vietnamese teacher ( or professor, I don't know). Anyway, thank you very much for helping me. Very nice to meet you, Giang!
See you soon.
Wish you a happy day.
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