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Ask for help > CONFUSING WORDS
CONFUSING WORDS
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sgranja
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CONFUSING WORDS
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In the sentence:
We �ll have the party outside, ______ permitting.
We use: A)weather or b)wether ? |
9 Oct 2009
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Allisa
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A) weather (= We �ll have the party outside if the weather is fine.)
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9 Oct 2009
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libertybelle
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Your answer is correct -
we �ll have the party outside, weather permitting.
This means if the weather is good it will allow for a party to be held outdoors.
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9 Oct 2009
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abaza
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weather is the correct one as it means if the weather is fine they will go out but the other one is sensless. thanks |
9 Oct 2009
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joy2bill
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Actually a �wether � is a castrated sheep or goat so it is not senseless.....just uncommon. |
9 Oct 2009
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stuartallen77
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Weather permitting - if it rains, we won �t have the party... |
9 Oct 2009
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adriennesmiles
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joy2bill - we could make this more confusing by adding: �whether � to the situation. :) |
9 Oct 2009
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