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    Actually I kinda said that (sans elision...

    Actually I kinda said that (sans elision admittedly).. but I don't blame you getting lost while wading through all that stuff :wink:
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    yes, or maybe he meant something like 'since the...

    Yup. Pretty flawless otherwise.



    A little odd. Insert 'to make'?: 'Since the only way is to make for the town of Bumbleton in the North...'
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    yes, or maybe he meant something like...
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    Too generous :) Pravit, don't you think...

    Too generous :)
    Bravo!! I couldn't have written it better myself.
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    Pravit, don't you think 'rouse' is the wrong verb here? Of course 'raise' would be fine. Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought...
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    Good question! First, one thing is simple : a...

    Good question!
    First, one thing is simple : a dozen = twelve, dozen takes the article but numerals don't (but be careful to contrast with dozens, which just means a large number (say 20-100)). So...
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    Multiple adjectives are always tricky (word order...

    Multiple adjectives are always tricky (word order etc.). This sounds very awkward, it might be a little better if you use a comma:
    Near the far, steep end...


    You only need 'of' if the noun is...
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    Re: Thinking about Google

    Sorry, not buying that. Second is an ordinal, not a cardinal number - второй. If we line up 10 apples, there is only one second apple. Similarly there is only one 'second thought'. But in the end,...
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    yes, yes I tried the google search the sloppy way...

    yes, yes I tried the google search the sloppy way and got similar results. But then I couldn't decide exactly what they meant.

    Now I've tried it the proper way, using the exact phrase, and got the...
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    That's weird. I *always* say ' (on) second...

    On second thought, I decided not to make it a sheer porno trash.
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    That's weird. I *always* say ' (on) second thoughts'.



    For some reason the use of "hardly" here seems strange. But I...
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    That one's highly controversial. FWIW I was...

    In Russian when you are listing three or more things, I know you do someting like this: A, B, C and D. But in English it is like this: A, B, C, and D. So change it to "fly, crawl, and jump."...
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    The overall quality of the writing is rather high...

    The overall quality of the writing is rather high IMHO. Well done :)

    The bit about the spring 'coming into possession of' is rather interesting .. I wouldn't say it's wrong.

    most plain ->...
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