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kerstin



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 8:32 pm    Post subject: 4questions Reply with quote

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Liverpool's* love affair* for all things Beatles continues today.
=affinity?
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Paul McCartney has* turned yet another corner* in his career.
=change his job?
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"How do you rank in your family?"
Is this a proper way of asking a person's ranking at home?

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can I ask people "How does he rank at school?",as to know his academic achievement?
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cgage2



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PostPosted: Tue Jul 17, 2007 11:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

all are correct
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 7:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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"How do you rank in your family?"
Is this a proper way of asking a person's ranking at home?



What does that mean? The position in a family?
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bud



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PostPosted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 10:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

It really has no meaning without some context. What is being ranked - athleticism, size, smarts...?

You can ask what someone's birth order in their family is.
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