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 #2 (permalink) Tue Jun 20, 2006 14:56 pm Expression: My bookshelf can ... 100 books |
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1- My bookshelf can-----------only 100 books whereas you
have brought 200. (Is take OK?)
I would say
My bookshelf can accomodate(contain,include) only 100 books whereas you have brought 200
2- Haven't you been shaving? Why is it(your shave) so----
(Are big and small OK?)
I don't like this sentence at all
Shave is not the appropriate word.Maybe you imply bristle or beard? |
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| #3 (permalink) Tue Jun 20, 2006 16:49 pm Expression: My bookshelf can ... 100 books |
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Hi Tom
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1- My bookshelf can-----------only 100 books whereas you
have brought 200. (Is take OK?) |
As Pamela said, accommodate would be a possibility. You could also say hold. (I would not use contain or include --- I assume Pamela simply mentioned those words to clarify the meaning of accommodate.)
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2- Haven't you been shaving? Why is it(your shave) so----
(Are big and small OK?) |
Like Pamela, I don't understand what you're referring to here ("your shave"). Do you mean your beard? Your razor? The cuts on your face from the razorblade? The "five o'clock shadow"?
Amy
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| #4 (permalink) Tue Jun 20, 2006 17:14 pm Expression: My bookshelf can ... 100 books |
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| As Pamela said, accommodate would be a possibility. You could also say hold. (I would not use contain or include --- I assume Pamela simply mentioned those words to clarify the meaning of accommodate.) |
Yes,Amy,you're right! |
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| Expression: Not much that he is sorry! | Passive Voice: Did I make these sentence correct? |
