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			<title><![CDATA[[Grammar] Property]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 05:36:45 GMT</pubDate>
			
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Does "property" mean: 
 
a) just the land 
b) just the house on the land 
c) or both 
 
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			<title><![CDATA[What does "eight" mean? Eight versions?]]></title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[The context below says "eight are unpublished observations". In that case, I failed to get "some claim a minimum of three others". Does it mean "some people say at least three others"? 
 
Context: 
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			<title><![CDATA[What is the meaning of "all right-all of something"?]]></title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi 
In this sentence "His first YSL collection, a big hit, was distinctive,* all right-all of the* clothes were in black and white", does it mean that just YSL had the right to make clothes in black...<br/>
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			<title><![CDATA[[General] Need help understanding a sentence from the book: A Clockwork Orange.]]></title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi! I'm reading this book trying to improve my comprehension in english but now, there's a sentence in it that I'm not quite sure what it's trying to say. Here it goes: [...So I yelped: 'Out out...<br/>
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			<title><![CDATA[[Grammar] Correct it.]]></title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA["Youth Empowerment Program by providing Computer Training and English Language Course to 320 Christian Youth of Faisalabad." is correct written or need any amendment.<br/>
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			<title>Complete fun or completely fun.</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[1)The day was completely fun. 
 
2)The day was complete fun. 
 
I think the first one is correct and second one will be acceptable if a is added before complete.<br/>
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			<title><![CDATA[[Grammar] Asking about the use of some English phrases]]></title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi everyone! 
I'm a student from VietNam 
I have some questions about words and phrases:  
*genius* 
what is the meaning and the use of these 2 phrases: 
- to be a stroke of genius (ex: Her idea was...<br/>
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			<title>as more and more farmers give</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Does this "as" mean "because" or "while in terms of incremental change"? It looks dubious. Maybe either is okay.  
 
gi96 
ex)...A new medicine has been developed that neutralizes the methane gas...<br/>
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			<title>Such an effort did I make</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[How does the sentence below sound to native speakers in terms of inversion with such...that? Would 'Such was my effort that...' be better? Many thanks in advance. 
 
Such an effort did I make that I...<br/>
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			<title><![CDATA[[Grammar] HELP ME WITH THIS  PLEASE!]]></title>
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			<pubDate>Thu, 31 May 2012 00:10:25 GMT</pubDate>
			
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[---Dad, I must be going. 
---Oh, dear, you ________ drive after drinking. 
A. may not     B. shouldn't 
 
Which one would you prefer? And why? Thank you for your help!<br/>
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			<title>Foreign substances that cause disease=Foreign substances causing disease?</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Is there any difference between "Foreign substances that cause disease" and "Foreign substances causing disease"?<br/>
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			<title><![CDATA[[Cover Letter] please I need some help proofreading my cover letter for this green business...]]></title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Hi everyone, 
 
I am desperatly trying to get this job... and I wrote this letter, could someone just quickly proof read it and tell me if there are mistakes? I hope this is not too tedious... if...<br/>
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			<title><![CDATA[must've been]]></title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Am I used it true or not?  
 
But Ella didn't want to marry. Still she was very young and _must've been see_ nice days before she marry. She _must've been_ show up every party, _steal every young...<br/>
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			<title>a steamship was sailing</title>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[A hot summer day of the year of 1919, a steamship was sailing in the cool (or cold?) water of Atlantic Ocean under the colors of Royal Dutch Sea Lines. 
 
or  
 
A hot summer day of the year of 1919,...<br/>
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			<title>against the head</title>
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			<pubDate>Wed, 30 May 2012 21:42:09 GMT</pubDate>
			
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Dear teachers, 
 
The following is from The Old Man and the Sea. I find it difficult to understand, especially the underlned parts. Please explain them to me. 
 
 
One (shark) came, finally, _against...<br/>
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