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How do we sue the preposition 'for'? | On or in the train, bus, car, ship, plane...
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Their retarded #1 (permalink) Sat Jul 16, 2005 22:42 pm   Their retarded
 

Test No. incompl/advan-39 "State Secrets", question 9

The question must always be in the mind of the writer whether what is being written is likely to ......... a threat to the safety of the community at large.

(a) place
(b) put
(c) start
(d) pose

Test No. incompl/advan-39 "State Secrets", answer 9

The question must always be in the mind of the writer whether what is being written is likely to pose a threat to the safety of the community at large.

Correct answer: (d) pose
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Is it correct to say "their retarded"? Or do I have to use "they're"?
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They're retarded #2 (permalink) Mon Jul 18, 2005 16:57 pm   They're retarded
 

Depends on what you what to say:

Those people are retarded. They're retarded.
Their minds are retarded.


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Please explain #3 (permalink) Thu Aug 25, 2005 5:20 am   Please explain
 

Hi Alan:
Why I can't use place here, for what I know, place sometimes can be used and pose, is that right?

Please help
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Their retarded #4 (permalink) Thu Aug 25, 2005 11:20 am   Their retarded
 

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The idiom is to pose a threat/problem/difficulty, Kelly, where pose means introduce, present.
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Their retarded #5 (permalink) Fri Aug 26, 2005 5:55 am   Their retarded
 

Thank you very much for your explanation.
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