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zhanglonghanzlh2
Joined: 12 Aug 2005
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 Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 6:15 am Post subject: question |
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hi, my friend.i have another question today.
"if people constantly stop in to shoot the breeze,you may need to move to a fifferent location."
question:
(i)can i change "in to" into "into"?
(ii)what does the phrase"shoot the breeze"mean?
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iitimone7
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 7:58 am Post subject: question |
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to 'shoot the breeze' means to stop and chat with someone
to 'stop in' means that someone sent to a different location to talk to someone - it's slang. for example, after you finish working for the day, you 'stop in' to you favorite expresso shop on your way home and 'shoot the breeze' with your friend who is behind the counter making your expresso.
does it help better in a the form of a story? |
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bud
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| Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 6:43 pm Post subject: |
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| (i) No, you can't make that change. In that sentence, to is not a preposition; it's part of the infinitive to shoot. |
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zhanglonghanzlh2
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| Posted: Tue Aug 16, 2005 1:47 am Post subject: |
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many thanks!
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