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 #17 (permalink) Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:37 am Meaning of "There's no point" |
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Hi,
'There's no point in doing something' suggests that it is a waste of time trying to do something as in: There's no point in trying to persuade her that she's made a mistake because she won't listen to anything you say.
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| #18 (permalink) Tue Jun 29, 2010 10:06 am Meaning of "There's no point" |
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| Thanks Alan!Your explaining is so close.I can try it in many times with it. |
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| #19 (permalink) Tue Jul 20, 2010 7:42 am Meaning of "There's no point" |
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What's the meaning of 'there is no point'. Give some examples for this please.
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| #20 (permalink) Fri Nov 12, 2010 20:49 pm Meaning of "There's no point" |
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| Thank you Alan |
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| #21 (permalink) Fri Nov 12, 2010 23:38 pm Meaning of "There's no point" |
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| Gunaseeli wrote: |
What's the meaning of 'there is no point'. Give some examples for this please.
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Hi Gunaseeli,
Have you read Alan's post #17 above?
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| #22 (permalink) Sat Nov 13, 2010 0:37 am Meaning of "There's no point" |
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Hello
What is the difference between she might get a cold, and she might have gotten a cold? |
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| #23 (permalink) Sat Nov 13, 2010 9:36 am Meaning of "There's no point" |
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She might get a cold... It is possible that she will have one.
She might have got a cold (British English) / She might have gotten a cold (American English) ... But she didn't get one.
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| #24 (permalink) Sat Nov 13, 2010 13:51 pm Meaning of "There's no point" |
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| Thank you Beeesneees... |
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| #25 (permalink) Tue Jun 21, 2011 17:38 pm Meaning of "There's no point" |
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| #26 (permalink) Wed Jun 22, 2011 14:04 pm Meaning of "There's no point" |
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| Beeesneees wrote: |
| She might have got a cold (British English) / She might have gotten a cold (American English) |
why don't "She has got a cold"/ She might has gotten a cold ? |
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| #27 (permalink) Wed Jun 22, 2011 17:01 pm Meaning of "There's no point" |
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She has got a cold' - she definitely has one now.
She might have got/gotten a cold. - she might have got one (if she did something, went somewhere, etc.)
She might have a cold. - she possibly has one now but we aren't sure.
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| #28 (permalink) Wed Sep 28, 2011 11:19 am Hi, |
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There is no point in:no reason to,it’s not worth doing something
"there's no point in worrying about things you can't change"
www.englishbyidioms.com |
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