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missdaredevil



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 9:32 pm    Post subject: insurance Reply with quote
My mother will take out a traveler insurance on the week on Monday.

Anything wrong with the sentence?

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Bob S.



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PostPosted: Mon Jun 13, 2005 10:53 am    Post subject: Re: insurance Reply with quote
missdaredevil wrote:
My mother will take out a traveler insurance on the week on Monday.

Anything wrong with the sentence?

Hmmm, I'm not sure if there is anything wrong with it, but I would say "travel insurance" or "traveler's insurance", drop the "a".
Not sure about the preposition before "week". Do you mean "for the week"? As in, she will buy the insurance on Monday, and it will cover her for the whole week.
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 10:45 pm    Post subject: Re: insurance Reply with quote
[quote="Bob S."]
missdaredevil wrote:
Do you mean "for the week"? As in, she will buy the insurance on Monday, and it will cover her for the whole week.

That's exactly what I meant. Could you rephrase it?

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Bob S.



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 11:01 am    Post subject: Re: insurance Reply with quote
Different ways to rephrase:
My mother will take out traveler's insurance for the week on Monday.

Monday, My mother will take out traveler's insurance for the week.

My mother on Monday will take out traveler's insurance for the week.

My mother will take out traveler's insurance on Monday for the week.

alternate verbs for will take out:
will buy
will get
is getting
plans to get
plans on getting
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Blossom



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 2:51 pm    Post subject: Insurance Reply with quote
Why not *travel insurance*?
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Bob S.



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 8:27 am    Post subject: Re: Insurance Reply with quote
Blossom wrote:
Why not *travel insurance*?

"Travel insurance" is fine too.
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