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 #2 (permalink) Fri Feb 20, 2009 10:35 am About phrasal verb 'hang over' |
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Hi,
'Hangover' suggests something that continues to have an effect after a previous experience or event. In a word it could be called 'after effect'. It is often used to describe what someone experiences the following morning after having had too much to drink or eat the night before.
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| #3 (permalink) Fri Feb 20, 2009 15:40 pm About phrasal verb 'hang over' |
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I am reading a book where I have found the phrasal verb 'hang over'. I looked up it {I looked it up} at{in} the dictionary but none of the answers have been {"were": "have been" is not used when you are talking about being useful at a specific time in the past} useful for me.
The context is:
"He also suggested that the link between intelligence and working late may be a HANG OVER from prehistoric times, when those who were still alert after dark would be more likely to survive attacks by nocturnal predators".
Thanks in advance {you forgot the full stop}
Please, if someone find {finds} some {better use "if anyone finds a mistake" or "if you find any m."} mistakes in my grammar or spelling or whatever.Could you correct them. {use a space between a stop and the next word; don't start a new sentence here, use a comma: "if..." is not a complete sentence; "could you" is a question, so use a question mark; you switched from "someone" to "you", but why not stick to the same person?} I will be grateful. :D |
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| #4 (permalink) Fri Feb 20, 2009 17:12 pm About phrasal verb 'hang over' |
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Thank you very much, Cerberus. Your coments have been really useful. Whith people like you I will not be frighten to do my wirting exam. Nobody before had explained me so well everything.
Thank you very much, endeed. :D |
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| #5 (permalink) Sat Feb 21, 2009 4:01 am About phrasal verb 'hang over' |
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| That's good to hear! I wish you good luck with your writing exam. |
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