Re: Is that right?
- From: Salvatore Volatile <me@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 15:16:31 +0000 (UTC)
Big Al, (Iso Allo) wrote:
> I have some sentences, but I'am not sure; is they right,
> so check it, please:
>
> - Only strong (when talking some person) can be survive.
I'm not sure what you're trying to say here. Only a strong person can
survive; only the strong can survive?
> - I allways put two pieces of sugar in my tea.
always
That's grammatical, but not idiomatic -- one doesn't generally speak of
"pieces of sugar". In informal AmE you can say "two sugars", where a
"sugar" is some unit of sugar (e.g. a teaspoon, packet [= BrE
"parcelette"?], or a conventionally-sized sugar cube).
> - Some years ago, happens a terrible car accident.
Some years ago a terrible car accident happened.
> - He/she is not here, I think that he/she is gone out now.
"has gone out", and change the comma to a semicolon unless you speak TCE
(NTTAWWSTCE).
> - Ringed seal is very menaced animal, it is protected.
The ringed seal (?) is an endangered species and is protected.
> - I put some time ago Christmas lights top on my room window.
A while ago I put Christmas lights on the top of my window.
> If someone can help me, I will be thankfull.
"grateful"
.
- Follow-Ups:
- Re: Is that right?
- From: Big Al, \(Iso Allo\)
- Re: Is that right?
- From: Robert Bannister
- Re: Is that right?
- References:
- Is that right?
- From: Big Al, \(Iso Allo\)
- Is that right?
- Prev by Date: Re: Who is Soft Mick?
- Next by Date: Re: Misleading commas
- Previous by thread: Is that right?
- Next by thread: Re: Is that right?
- Index(es):
Relevant Pages
|
