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 #2 (permalink) Sun Feb 19, 2006 19:01 pm Slumber |
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Hello Bittu,
‘Slumber’ means ‘sleep’.
A slumber party, also called a pyjama party or a sleepover, is usually a children’s or teenagers’ (girls only or boys only) gathering to spend the night in one of their homes. The idea is to wear pyjamas and, depending on their age, play games or just talk, for example. It’s great fun for children, since they are ever so fond of staying at a friend’s house or inviting their best friend/s to stay overnight. |
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Conchita
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| #3 (permalink) Thu Sep 29, 2011 14:13 pm Meaning of slumber |
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shouldn't it be the expression of time: tonight, at the end of the sentence:
My daughter is having a slumber party at our house tonight.?
or both sentences are acceptable?
because time goes after place in my grammar book,
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 Saneta
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| #4 (permalink) Thu Sep 29, 2011 20:44 pm Meaning of slumber |
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Both placements are widely acceptable, but your version is the better of the two.
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| #5 (permalink) Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:04 am Meaning of slumber |
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| Thank you very much B., so why we can also put time before a place? |
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| #6 (permalink) Fri Sep 30, 2011 8:55 am Meaning of slumber |
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Because people do it regularly it has become generally accepted. Grammatically it's not correct, but on a day-to-day basis native speakers don't think about everything in terms of grammar the way that learners do.
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