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#2 (permalink) Sun Jun 20, 2010 14:53 pm Meaning of broom, shovel and trovel |
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Hello Nikitasha,
Welcome to the forums.
You ought to use a good Learners' Dictionary to find out this sort of information.
trowel shovel broom pickaxe _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
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#3 (permalink) Sun Jun 20, 2010 15:09 pm Meaning of broom, shovel and trovel |
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thanku for help |
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Nikitasha New Member
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#4 (permalink) Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:35 am Meaning of broom, shovel and trovel |
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Is the word "of" right here in the "debris off of a floor"? thanks _________________ I have a dream and I want to know the secret of time and universe. |
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#5 (permalink) Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:40 am Meaning of broom, shovel and trovel |
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It's common use in the US, though I'm not sure whether it would be considered 'correct' - perhaps someone from the US can comment.
It is incorrect in Britain. 'debris off a/the floor' is the correct term. _________________ "Inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened."
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#6 (permalink) Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:50 am Meaning of broom, shovel and trovel |
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Hi,
This is a classic example of 'off of'. The best I could find but sadly not the great Sinatra himself.
Alan _________________ English as a Second Language You can read my ESL story Present Simple |
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the first few pages of the book | under the clock? |