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Sina



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 7:51 am    Post subject: Need help! Reply with quote

can you tell me if the following sentence is that right: "It would be much wiser to establish a democracy-as for example in germany. If the queen is just allowed to sign laws anyway which she even can't prevent from passing, I really don' t regard the persistence of Britain's monarchy as quite necessary". Thanks for reading.
Do you know other words for "quite, pretty, rather..": I think it is pretty good...."
And can someone tell me another word for "when"? At all people speaking english! For example: When i am playing football, I usually get exhausted.Is there another possibility to exchange "when"??
Thanks very much
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Bob S.



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:22 am    Post subject: Re: Need help! Reply with quote

If the queen is just allowed to sign laws which she even can't prevent from passing anyway,
put the "anyway" at the end.

Sina wrote:
Do you know other words for "quite, pretty, rather..": I think it is pretty good...."

fairly
very
significantly
distinctly
noticeably
remarkably
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Sina



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 1:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks fpr your help.
I just want to know another expression for "when"...
....and for "really".
Is it true that the english speaking people usually make use of "to get"? Can you tell me some examples, please? Would be nice.
Tsch�ssi,
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Sina



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 7:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

but do you really use the terms (fairly, remarkably...)in front of an adjevtive? i haven't ever heard it before.???
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Bob S.



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sina wrote:
but do you really use the terms (fairly, remarkably...)in front of an adjevtive? i haven't ever heard it before.???

Sure. For example:
My mother was fairly young when she married my dad. But they stayed married for 50 years which is a remarkably long time in today's age of easy divorce.

"Fairly" is an adverb modifying the adjective "young"; "remarkably" is an adverb modifiying the adjective "long".

Sorry, but I'm drawing a blank (can't think of anything) for a replacement for "when" in your given context.
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Sina



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 11:00 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

thanks for your help.
where do you come from by the way?
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Bob S.



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 11:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Sina wrote:
where do you come from by the way?

California. Hometown is San Diego, but I currently reside in the L.A. area.
(So. Cal. = Southern California)
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river1974



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PostPosted: Wed Apr 13, 2005 1:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

"As" and "while" are common substitutes for "when". Still, there are some slight differences among the three, and I couldn't get it! Maybe some teachers here could give us a clear illustration.
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Sina



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 4:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes, that is a good idea. Well, to all teachers: Can you tell me another expression for "when"?
By the way, could you give me exmaples for "quite, rather". Examples which are frequently used.
Thanks.
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bud



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 12:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You could take Bob's example and switch "fairly" to either "quite" or "rather." All three versions are very natural.

Sorry, I can't think of any good replacements for "when."
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Bob S.



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PostPosted: Fri Apr 15, 2005 1:31 pm    Post subject: Re: Need help! Reply with quote

Quote:
When i am playing football, I usually get exhausted.

Given the context, the only replacement that comes to mind is:
Whenever I play football,...
or
Usually as I am playing football, I get tired. (use of "as" as mentioned before)
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coffeedecafe



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PostPosted: Sat Apr 16, 2005 12:01 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

while i am playing foot ball
during a football game
foot ball makes me tired


quite good, or, rather good sounds like british rather than american english. it is still english.
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