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Do you ever say "get a -piece of paper" instead o

Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 10:30 pm
by cftranslate
I mean when asking students to get it.

Posted: Tue Oct 05, 2004 10:31 pm
by cftranslate
I mean if you say piece of paper when referring to a full sheet of paper.

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 4:17 am
by Lorikeet
Absolutely. A piece of paper can be any size as far as I'm concerned.

Posted: Wed Oct 06, 2004 9:43 am
by Roger
"A sheet of paper" sounds too precise for me! My students might ask me: "Do you mean an A 4 size sheet of paper or an A 3 size one?"