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11-14-2005, 12:21 PM
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english spelling/grammar
Hi,
back to school now. We say " ..the problem doesn't lie in..."; right or wrong? Is this a correct phrase?
Thanks
Last edited by kpachopoulos; 11-14-2005 at 12:37 PM.
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11-14-2005, 12:37 PM
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Sounds fine to me.
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11-14-2005, 01:17 PM
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Re: english spelling/grammar
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Originally posted by nocturna_gr
Hi,
back to school now. We say " ..the problem doesn't lie in..."; right or wrong? Is this a correct phrase?
Thanks
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Your example doesn't provide sufficient context; can you finish the sentence? |
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11-14-2005, 01:28 PM
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Thanks everybody, i wanted just to see if the phrase/expression is OK.
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11-14-2005, 06:18 PM
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its English, if it sounds strange to someone, just say your from new York, or Texas, or somewhere else in the US.
and i think its normal. Its quite true problems never lie, only the people who find them do.
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