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jays
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 Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2005 5:46 am Post subject: continue your tries? |
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Is " continue your tries" in the following sentence right? If not, how about "continue tries"?
- If you become confused by the first example, just continue your tries.- |
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kate123
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| Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 11:48 am Post subject: Re: continue your tries? |
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It would be more natural to say it this way: ... keep trying.
Or, .... continue with the others.
They have slightly different meanings.
The first suggests there are no others, just this one:
He didn't hit the ball, so I told him to keep trying. (there's only one ball)
The second suggests there are others:
He didn't get the first question right, so I suggested he continue with the others. (there are other questions to work on)
I hope that helps. |
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ab
Joined: 16 Oct 2005
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Location: Sydney, Australia
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| Posted: Thu Oct 20, 2005 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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- If you become confused by the first example, just KEEP TRYING
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