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About inversion
Given the following sentence,
Nowhere on her title page or copyright page is there a suggestion that anyone but Walker wrote her story.
Can I invert it as follows without changing the meaning?
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How will a native speaker interpret “I like in the rain”? [closed]
When I say "I like in the rain," will a native speaker understand it like "I like to be in the rain (or being in the rain)? Does a native speaker consider "in the rain" the object in the sentence?
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Antecedent of “size 6”” in “Pig traps, Pressure and Level Control Valves, MOV’s, Shutdown valves, Relief valves, manual valves of size 6” and above” [closed]
As a general guidelines EN10204 3.2 certification is applicable to all process
wetted parts which include the Corrosion Inhibitor injection skid, Lube Oil
Pumps, Pig traps, Pressure and Level ...
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6answers
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Is there bad grammar in Cinemark's “No Texting” warning?
The sentence in question is "Do not be the person we ask to leave the auditorium, because we will." It sounds very wrong to me, but I can't put my finger on the exact problem. Nobody on the Internet ...
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0answers
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What is the exact syntax format of “substitute this for that”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Substitute X for Y
Many times people say "You want to substitute this for that?" What are they talking about putting in and what are they taking out. Is it based on ...
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“Save up to 50% off”
Save up to 50% off!
Is this correct? To me, it makes it sound like a double-negative, of sorts; you are saving something that has been reduced, therefore increasing it, if that makes any sense. ...
