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#2 (permalink) Fri Nov 15, 2013 19:22 pm I bought the car in full by non instalment. |
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1) Long winded. The city's road surface cracks because of the temperature difference between Summer and Winter. 2) The weather conditions cause the roads in the city to crack. (ongoing) The weather conditions caused the roads in the city to crack. (past) 3) Do you intend to purchase the car up front or in instalments? 4) I bought the car in full with a lump sum. _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
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#3 (permalink) Fri Nov 15, 2013 20:04 pm I bought the car in full by non instalment. |
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Another common expression for #4, at least in the US, is "I paid for it in cash." |
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#4 (permalink) Fri Nov 15, 2013 21:17 pm I bought the car in full by non instalment. |
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Common in the UK too, though I wondered if it were still possible to pay for a credit arrangement with cash rather than direct from a bank account, and I thought if so, I would try to differentiate between 'with cash' (lump sum) and by instalments with cash. _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
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