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Does this adage sound familiar to natives? #1 (permalink) Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:13 pm   Does this adage sound familiar to natives?
 

Is this adage familiar to natives: while there's life, there's hope?
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Does this adage sound familiar to natives? #2 (permalink) Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:18 pm   Does this adage sound familiar to natives?
 

Hi,

I would say so. Usually 'there is' would be contracted to 'there's'.

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Does this adage sound familiar to natives? #3 (permalink) Thu Sep 17, 2009 12:24 pm   Does this adage sound familiar to natives?
 

Alan wrote:
Hi,

I would say so. Usually 'there is' would be contracted to 'there's'.

Alan


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Does this adage sound familiar to natives? #4 (permalink) Sat Sep 19, 2009 4:08 am   Does this adage sound familiar to natives?
 

Alan wrote:
Hi,

I would say so. Usually 'there is' would be contracted to 'there's'.

Alan


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Why is it familiar, then?

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