New2grammar Posted 18 years ago
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weekend surprise
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00 B: It was one of the best weekends I've ever had. On Friday night, I met with old friends at a bar downtown. We caught up. It was a mixture of funny and akward because we'd talked to each other for almost 2 years. Some have engaged, some married, and some even have kids. The gathering ended only when the bar closed. The next morning, I was a bit hungover. Made scrambled eggs for breakfast and rented a couple of movies which I didn't have a chance to watch because I got a surprise from my family. I thought it was the delivery man when I opened the door. My mom jumped in and gave me a hug. So sweet. We had a cookout to take advantage of the sunny day. The next day, I took my family around the city. It was just great! 02 br
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00 Please check the casual converstation for mistakes. Is it understandable? 02 br
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00 B: It was one of the best weekends I've ever had. On Friday night, I met with old friends at a bar downtown. We caught up. It was a mixture of funny and akward because we'd talked to each other for almost 2 years. Some have engaged, some married, and some even have kids. The gathering ended only when the bar closed. The next morning, I was a bit hungover. Made scrambled eggs for breakfast and rented a couple of movies which I didn't have a chance to watch because I got a surprise from my family. I thought it was the delivery man when I opened the door. My mom jumped in and gave me a hug. So sweet. We had a cookout to take advantage of the sunny day. The next day, I took my family around the city. It was just great! 02 br
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00 Please check the casual converstation for mistakes. Is it understandable? 02 br
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0 It was one of the best weekends I've ever had. On Friday night, I met with old friends at a bar downtown. 01 font 01 del 00 We 02 del 00 caught up 00 .
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0 It was one of the best weekends I've ever had. On Friday night, I met with old friends at a bar downtown. 01 font 01 del 00 We 02 del 00 caught up 00 . It was a reunion??? 02 font 00 It was a mixture of funny and a 01 font 01 b 00 w 02 b 02 font 00 kward because we'd 01 font
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0 I made a big mistake. It should be 02 br
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00 We hadn't talked to each other for almost two years. 02 br
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00 Is the context clearer now? 02 br
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00 We hadn't talked to each other for almost two years. 02 br
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01 cite 10 New2grammar 12 cite 10 Is the context clearer now? 12 blockquote10 Yes. That sentence would have been just fine. 02 br
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0 Some have 01 b 00 gotten 02 b 00 engaged 02 br
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00 This may just be a matter of personal preference but I think "gotten" sounds better here than "got". 0-
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00 This may just be a matter of personal preference but I think "gotten" sounds better here than "got". 0-
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0 Thanks, RayH. I always have this problem. Let me try to understand why. Here's an example 02 br
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00 I've got a cake for Jim. (got here means bought or should it be gotten?) 0-
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00 I've got a cake for Jim. (got here means bought or should it be gotten?) 0-
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0 I've got a cake for Jim. = I have a cake in my possession to give to Jim. 02 br
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00 I've gotten a cake for Jim. = I have [bought / received / obtained] a cake [to give to Jim / at Jim's request]. 02 br
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00 I've gotten a cake for Jim. = I have [bought / received / obtained] a cake [to give to Jim / at Jim's request]. 02 br
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0 I must say, it's a very advanced topic. It'll take some time to get it. Thanks! 0-
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