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Telling stories? #1 (permalink) Mon Oct 25, 2004 12:08 pm   Telling stories?
 

Test No. incompl/inter-55 "Hear my Story", question 4

I don't really approve of all this discussion about people behind their backs - it's a bit like ......... stories.

(a) speaking
(b) telling
(c) saying
(d) uttering

Test No. incompl/inter-55 "Hear my Story", answer 4

I don't really approve of all this discussion about people behind their backs - it's a bit like telling stories.

Correct answer: (b) telling

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Telling stories #2 (permalink) Mon Oct 25, 2004 14:52 pm   Telling stories
 

HI,

In this sentence it means talking about someone when they are not present and usually saying unpleasant things about them, which are not always true.

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Telling stories? #3 (permalink) Sun Apr 10, 2005 13:49 pm   Telling stories?
 

Abdula wrote:
Test No. incompl/inter-55 "Hear my Story", question 4

I don't really approve of all this discussion about people behind their backs - it's a bit like ......... stories.

(a) speaking
(b) telling
(c) saying
(d) uttering

Test No. incompl/inter-55 "Hear my Story", answer 4

I don't really approve of all this discussion about people behind their backs - it's a bit like telling stories.

Correct answer: (b) telling

Your answer was: correct
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Telling stories means #4 (permalink) Sun Apr 10, 2005 14:22 pm   Telling stories means
 

The same as I said in October

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Posted: Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:52 pm Post subject: telling stories

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HI,

In this sentence it means talking about someone when they are not present and usually saying unpleasant things about them, which are not always true.

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