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Teo

Joined: 15 Oct 2005 Posts: 193 Location: Taiwan
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Posted: Sat Feb 25, 2006 2:58 pm Post subject: get/buy plane tickets |
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They couldn't __ plane tickets. (A) get (B) buy
If the tickets were sold out, which is the correct choice? _________________ Thank you very much for your reply. |
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KazAV
Joined: 11 Feb 2006 Posts: 151 Location: Brit in Bonn, Germany
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Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:26 am Post subject: |
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| I would say they couldn't get. This shows that tickets weren't available anymore. If you say they couldn't buy tickets, this implies that they had no money or other means (for instance a credit card) to buy them. To me, it gives a different meaning. |
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