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erik19283
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 Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:14 am Post subject: Chewing Gum |
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Hello,
If someone were to ask me, "What's this?", then which of the following would be a acceptable when talking about chewing gum:
1- It's a gum.
2- It's gum.
3- It's a piece of gum.
4- It's a stick of gum.
Is there something else that would be better?
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zeh88
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| Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 5:21 am Post subject: all correct. |
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all are correct. but if you want the answer that fits the meter of your question.. then it will be " it's gum"..
just see"what's this? " have two words just like "it's gum".
but i say again that all are EQUALLY correct!
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CP
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| Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 6:50 am Post subject: |
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Sorry to disagree, but "It's a gum" is not what a native speaker would say to identify a stick of gum, a wad of gum, a piece of gum, or just gum.
2, 3, and 4 are perfectly good answers.
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zeh88
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| Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2006 12:03 am Post subject: correction |
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CP, you would be right on that one.
i talked to some of my british friends and they all agree that they never heard any native people saying "it's a gum"
thanks for the correction
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