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yffjcn
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 Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2016 4:44 pm Post subject: Please help me with this sentence. |
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Can someone help me with this sentence?
"Duang" seems to be an example of onomatopoeia, a word that phonetically imitates a sound. It all seems to have started with Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan, who in 2004 was featured in a shampoo commercial where he said famously defended his sleek, black hair using the rhythmical-sounding "duang".
in the underlined sentence, where he said famously defended his ...
which is the predicate verb, said or defended? is "and" left out? where he said famously and defended his... |
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Lorikeet
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| Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 9:46 pm Post subject: Re: Please help me with this sentence. |
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| yffjcn wrote: |
Can someone help me with this sentence?
"Duang" seems to be an example of onomatopoeia, a word that phonetically imitates a sound. It all seems to have started with Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan, who in 2004 was featured in a shampoo commercial where he said famously defended his sleek, black hair using the rhythmical-sounding "duang".
in the underlined sentence, where he said famously defended his ...
which is the predicate verb, said or defended? is "and" left out? where he said famously and defended his... |
There is something wrong with that sentence. "where he said famously defended" isn't correct. Are you sure it wasn't "where he famously defended..."? |
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yffjcn
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| Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 10:34 pm Post subject: Re: Please help me with this sentence. |
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| Lorikeet wrote: |
| yffjcn wrote: |
Can someone help me with this sentence?
"Duang" seems to be an example of onomatopoeia, a word that phonetically imitates a sound. It all seems to have started with Hong Kong action star Jackie Chan, who in 2004 was featured in a shampoo commercial where he said famously defended his sleek, black hair using the rhythmical-sounding "duang".
in the underlined sentence, where he said famously defended his ...
which is the predicate verb, said or defended? is "and" left out? where he said famously and defended his... |
There is something wrong with that sentence. "where he said famously defended" isn't correct. Are you sure it wasn't "where he famously defended..."? |
Many thanks, I think it is wrong too. I got this sentence from the BBC.com:
http://www.bbc.com/news/blogs-trending-31689148 |
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Lorikeet
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| Posted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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| I see where you got it, but at least in American English it isn't right. |
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yffjcn
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| Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 5:53 am Post subject: |
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| Lorikeet wrote: |
| I see where you got it, but at least in American English it isn't right. |
Thanks a lot!!!  |
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