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Re: As a native English speaker (being actually English) everynametaken Send a noteboard - 02/07/2010 12:12:45 AM
I prefer the phrasing used by Camilla.
The "things" is very useful for providing some context and makes the sentence feel more fully formed to me.


Interesting that something that sounds so clear to English English sounds so awkward in American English. Cheeri-o!
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As a native English speaker (being actually English) snoopcester - 01/07/2010 11:03:15 AM 514 Views
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Makes me want not to read it. Rebekah - 30/06/2010 06:22:40 PM 514 Views
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Classics. Rebekah - 03/07/2010 12:20:21 AM 535 Views
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Kind of depends. Legolas - 01/07/2010 11:36:01 AM 510 Views
Re: Kind of depends. Zeeb - 02/07/2010 04:59:42 PM 557 Views
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