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Chan-Seung Lee
Joined: 03 Dec 2005
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 Posted: Fri May 25, 2007 9:49 pm Post subject: once |
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| I deliver pizza to help cover my college tuition. Once I called on a customer, who sent her seven-year-old son to pay me. As he approached the screen door, I noticed he was carring a check in one hand and two dollars in the other, which I aaumed was my tip. |
Does the bold make sense? I think that 'When I called on a customer, she sent her seven-year-old son to pay me.' is right instead of the bold.
But I am not sure.
Can you tell me whether I am wrong and why?
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Lorikeet
Joined: 08 Oct 2005
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Location: San Francisco
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| Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 6:57 am Post subject: Re: once |
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| Chan-Seung Lee wrote: |
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| I deliver pizza to help cover my college tuition. Once I called on a customer, who sent her seven-year-old son to pay me. As he approached the screen door, I noticed he was carring a check in one hand and two dollars in the other, which I aaumed was my tip. |
Does the bold make sense? I think that 'When I called on a customer, she sent her seven-year-old son to pay me.' is right instead of the bold.
But I am not sure.
Can you tell me whether I am wrong and why?
Thanks. |
"Once" is fine here. It means "one time." It lets the reader know that this happened one time, and that there is a little story to follow. |
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