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The only sentence that is correct is "I have a master's degree in English teaching."
Your expression "degree of master" doesn't exist in English.
No. 1 has no grammatical errors, but it's very unnatural, and we wouldn't use it.
No. 3 is wrong, because the word "blame" is misused. |
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| #3 (permalink) Mon Mar 16, 2009 15:09 pm I have a master's degree in English teaching. vs I have a degree of master in... |
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First time I got this kind of reply,L.O.L.
At least you should've corrected my sentences.'L.O.L. |
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| #4 (permalink) Mon Mar 16, 2009 15:19 pm I have a master's degree in English teaching. vs I have a degree of master in... |
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I didn't correct No. 1, because I can't imagine a question like that being asked in English.
I couldn't correct No. 3, because I wasn't even sure I understood it. |
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| #5 (permalink) Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:45 am I have a master's degree in English teaching. vs I have a degree of master in... |
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L.O.L. You just made my day.
Where are my other teachers like 'Mister Micawber, Alan, Milanya ect. they can understand my broken English well. :D
Their replies and time will be apprecaited. |
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| #6 (permalink) Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:03 am I have a master's degree in English teaching. vs I have a degree of master in... |
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Do you enjoy my praising you?
Do you enjoy my showering praises on you?
What blame did he lay on you?
What blame did he put on you?
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| #7 (permalink) Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:36 am I have a master's degree in English teaching. vs I have a degree of master in... |
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| Or, "What accusations did he make against you?" |
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| #8 (permalink) Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:41 am I have a master's degree in English teaching. vs I have a degree of master in... |
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| Twilit1988 wrote: |
L.O.L. You just made my day.
Where are my other teachers like 'Mister Micawber, Alan, Milanya ect. they can understand my broken English well. :D
Their replies and time will be apprecaited. |
Milanya probably won't reply to this one, because her specialty is looking things up in the dictionary for people. I don't know about the native-speaking instructors.
Believe me, I'm famous for understanding broken English that practically no one can comprehend. It's just that this time I met my match. |
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| #9 (permalink) Wed Mar 18, 2009 15:24 pm Carrots will sharpen your eyesight" correct? |
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My dear and respected teachers,
1: "I met him when he came here in Pakistan" correct?
2: "Carrots will sharpen your eyesight" correct? |
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| #10 (permalink) Wed Mar 18, 2009 15:32 pm I have a master's degree in English teaching. vs I have a degree of master in... |
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1. He came to Pakistan. ("Came in Pakistan" means he had an orgasm in Pakistan.)
2. Correct. |
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| #11 (permalink) Wed Mar 18, 2009 17:16 pm I have a master's degree in English teaching. vs I have a degree of master in... |
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| We ought to be very wary of such usage now, shouldn't we? :P |
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| #12 (permalink) Wed Mar 18, 2009 18:21 pm I have a master's degree in English teaching. vs I have a degree of master in... |
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| Jamie (K) wrote: |
1. He came to Pakistan. ("Came in Pakistan" means he had an orgasm in Pakistan.)
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Everybody understands within limits of his own depravity :). This meaning would have not occured to me.
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| Milanya probably won't reply to this one, because her specialty is looking things up in the dictionary for people. |
It does look sometimes that some people are not acquainted with Mr. Google.
As for my not answering some questions; I have my reasons.
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| #13 (permalink) Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:05 am I have a master's degree in English teaching. vs I have a degree of master in... |
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Thanks God you understood My broken English this time and thanks for the reply.Jamie (K)
Thanks you! Milanya |
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| #14 (permalink) Thu Mar 19, 2009 11:34 am I have a master's degree in English teaching. vs I have a degree of master in... |
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Hello everyone,
What if I add a comma between 'here' and 'in' in Twilit1988's original sentence? By doing so, the sentence will be: I met him when he came here, in Pakistan. Will it make sense to you?
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| #15 (permalink) Thu Mar 19, 2009 12:00 pm I have a master's degree in English teaching. vs I have a degree of master in... |
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| Infin1ty wrote: |
| What if I add a comma between 'here' and 'in' in Twilit1988's original sentence? By doing so, the sentence will be: I met him when he came here, in Pakistan. Will it make sense to you? |
The comma doesn't change the meaning. |
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