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'Am I suppose to' vs 'Am I supposed to'? | Correct usage: With regard to my prior discussions with you and Tim, I would like
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power vs force vs ability Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:07 am  power vs force vs ability
 

Hello,
Please help me with the exercise below :
1/Choose the correct answer:
Advertisers often claim their campaigns at young people as they have considerably spending ..........
A.power B.force C.energy D.ability
The correct answer is A but I wonder about the other answers .I think they are quite true.
By the way can you tell me the meaning of ''claim their campaigns at'' ?
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power vs force vs ability Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:10 am  power vs force vs ability
 

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Advertisers often claim their campaigns at young people as they have considerably spending ..........

That seems like an incorrect choice of words to me.
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power vs force vs ability Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:17 am  power vs force vs ability
 

So can you help me solve my problem - power (correct answer) vs other choices?
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power vs force vs ability Thu Jun 12, 2008 12:37 pm  power vs force vs ability
 

Hi Duc

Your sentence has a few mistakes in it. I can only assume the intended version is this:

- Advertisers often aim their campaigns at young people as they have considerable spending power.

'Spending power' is a commonly used collocation. Here it basically means 'ability to influence or dictate how (and how much) money is spent'.
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power vs force vs ability Thu Jun 12, 2008 17:27 pm  power vs force vs ability
 

Oh thank you very much Amy.''Considerably'' is a typo Very Happy
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