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Hi Mike Goddis,
To me apiece usually means to or for each one in the sense of being offered/given to/for each one, which dosen't really fit in my sentence.
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| #3 (permalink) Sat Mar 15, 2008 17:00 pm What's wrong with apiece? |
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Sorry but I really don't understand your explaination about that.
Besides, I also want to ask which verb form should be used in this case:
Each boy and each girl (have) a book
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| #4 (permalink) Sat Mar 15, 2008 19:07 pm What's wrong with apiece? |
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Hi,
The answer to the test question is 'each' - How much does each apple cost?
In your case I would use 'has' = each boy has/each girl has.
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| #5 (permalink) Sun Mar 16, 2008 2:43 am What's wrong with apiece? |
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| The answer to the test question is 'each' - How much does each apple cost? |
I really don't understand why asking "How much do the apples cost apiece?" is apparently considered incorrect. It seems like a perfectly good alternative to me.
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| #6 (permalink) Sun Mar 16, 2008 12:54 pm What's wrong with apiece? |
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Hi Alan
I really didn't understand the point you were trying to make about 'apiece'. Why don't you think that using 'apiece' also asks what the price for each apple is?
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| #7 (permalink) Sun Mar 16, 2008 13:13 pm What's wrong with apiece? |
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OK, if it bugs you that much - in December 2005, I commented that I didn't think that 'apiece' would fit in that particular sentence. I didn't say it was incorrect. Happy now?
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| #8 (permalink) Sun Mar 16, 2008 16:15 pm What's wrong with apiece? |
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Oh, may be I am showing myself to be too talkative and annoying to some people, but I really need to say this:
Dear Alan and Amy,
though I am a newbie on english-test.net, I can still see that there seems to be some conflict between you two. As we know, English is an international which has many different varieties and so such conflicts from English users of different countries are inevitable. However, I hope we can be calmer and more understanding to listen to the others' idea. Anyway, one of the reason for which English is the greatest language in the world is its variety, isn't it? :)
Lastly, I just want to say one more time that I am thankful to you two and to all those who dedicate themselves to this very wonderful site.
Thanks for reading this and many apologies if I ever cause any vexation
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Hi Nessie,
No need to apologise. I agree totally that English has a great variety of meanings and interpretations and that's why I think we should let everyone express a view.
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| #10 (permalink) Wed Apr 09, 2008 18:56 pm What's wrong with apiece? |
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OK, if it bugs you that much - in December 2005, I commented that I didn't think that 'apiece' would fit in that particular sentence. I didn't say it was incorrect. Happy now?
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I really don't see what December 2005 has to do with anything. Did you also happen to notice that it wasn't Amy who brought up the question about 'apiece' again in March 2008? Your response to Nessie's first question seemed more like a non-answer to me. It didn't address the question about 'apiece' at all. And it was that fact that prompted my post. When you didn't answer my question either, I posted again in order to bump the thread up, and also to give you the benefit of the doubt (i.e. rather than to conclude that you were purposely being impolite and evasive, I asked again).
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