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English Usage: like

editor, on April 4th, 2009 Email This Post Print This Post

Source: The Straits Times Page A22, 4 April 2009
Article “When Facebook looked a twit’ by Joanne Lee

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Which of the following is correct?

1. like they do on Twitter  or

2. as they do on Twitter

April 4th, 2009 | Category: English Debate | Post a comment
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English Usage: his

editor, on March 27th, 2009 Email This Post Print This Post

Source: http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/southeastasia/view/418029/1/.html Retrieved 27 Mar 2009

In the interest of clarity:

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‘He’ in line 1 refers to Mr Abdullah.

‘His’ in line 3 refers to Mr Abdullah or Dr Mahathir?

March 27th, 2009 | Category: English Debate | Post a comment
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English Usage: between

editor, on March 18th, 2009 Email This Post Print This Post

Source: A McDonald’s flyer

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Which of the following is correct?

1. between 4am and 10.45am or

2. between 4am to 10.45am

March 18th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: English Debate | Post a comment
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English Usage: robbed

editor, on March 18th, 2009 Email This Post Print This Post

Source: The Straits Times Page A1 18 Mar 2009

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Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rob, retrieved 19 Mar 2009

transitive verb1 a (1): to take something away from by force : steal from (2): to take personal property from by violence or threat b (1): to remove valuables without right from (a place) (2): to take the contents of (a receptacle) c: to take away as loot : steal <rob jewelry>2 a: to deprive of something due, expected, or desired b: to withhold unjustly or injuriously

March 18th, 2009 | Tags: | Category: English Debate | Post a comment