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#2 (permalink) Sat May 03, 2008 19:58 pm query |
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| nessie wrote: |
Hi,
To express the idea something (information, for instant) is written in a book, should we use "the book writes that..." No or "the book reads that..."No or "the book says that..." OK or anything else? |
You could say, for example, that the author of a book writes/wrote that ... . _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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#3 (permalink) Sun May 04, 2008 18:41 pm 'the book writes that...' or 'the book reads that...' |
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Can I say : It's get from book of (insert authors' name)??? _________________ We are what we repeatedly do. |
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#4 (permalink) Sun May 04, 2008 19:37 pm 'the book writes that...' or 'the book reads that...' |
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| The book says... |
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#5 (permalink) Mon May 05, 2008 8:57 am 'the book writes that...' or 'the book reads that...' |
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Thanks a lot, Amy and Molly :) And... is there any other ways of expressing this idea (naturally and natively)
Many thanks :) _________________ :(... something we never have again, I know... I guess I really really know.. :(
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#6 (permalink) Mon May 05, 2008 9:05 am 'the book writes that...' or 'the book reads that...' |
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"In In the Shadow of a Saint: A Son's Journey to Understanding His Father's Legacy, Ken Wiwa says/writes..."
So "in + name of book + say/write + author + quote or comment". |
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#7 (permalink) Mon May 05, 2008 10:04 am 'the book writes that...' or 'the book reads that...' |
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Sorry but... any other way? :P _________________ :(... something we never have again, I know... I guess I really really know.. :(
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#8 (permalink) Mon May 05, 2008 13:55 pm 'the book writes that...' or 'the book reads that...' |
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Sure:
1. The book states that _____ 2. According to the book entitled name of book here, _________________. 3. The book asserts that __________.
I am sure there are many other words you could use as well.
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#9 (permalink) Mon May 05, 2008 14:02 pm 'the book writes that...' or 'the book reads that...' |
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| RickInAlbi wrote: |
2. According to the book entitled name of book here, _________________.
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Titled ;)
Most often, "entitled" means one has a right or claim to something. As in, "Americans are entitled to free (albeit grammatically warped) speech." |
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#10 (permalink) Mon May 05, 2008 14:19 pm 'the book writes that...' or 'the book reads that...' |
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Hi Nessie,
Keep it simple: It says in the book that ...
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#11 (permalink) Mon May 05, 2008 14:23 pm 'the book writes that...' or 'the book reads that...' |
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. I guess the speech must be equally warped in Cambridge (and I don't mean Cambridge, Massachusetts;) ): http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=25891&dict=CALD . _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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#13 (permalink) Mon May 05, 2008 14:53 pm 'the book writes that...' or 'the book reads that...' |
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Hi Alex
Well, the example that RickInAlbi gave is basically the same format as the example provided in the the Cambridge Dictionary.
However, I'd guess that most people would usually use neither titled nor entitled. Instead, people would probably most often say something like this: "In the book ABC it says ..." :lol: . _________________ "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power." ~ Abraham Lincoln |
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#14 (permalink) Mon May 05, 2008 17:19 pm 'the book writes that...' or 'the book reads that...' |
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The word "entitled" simply means "having the title" (as I used it in my example). You can also be "entitled to" something, as Alex rightly points out. I used the word "entitled" simply as a way to allow the writer to quickly identify the book he is discussing. Amy's solution, however, leads me to think suggest that you just say, "In (Insert Book Title Here), it says _____.
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