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Message board > is it ok to say this??????
is it ok to say this??????
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alexa09
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is it ok to say this??????
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what about this:
"we would like to thank you for playing your music....1)... in the last 25 years
2) ........in the past 25 years
3) .........in these 25 years / during these 25 years
which do u think is better ?
what about adding...."and on" (meaning . that one will continue listening to their music)
thanks!
about the question of yesterday, i couldnt see the answer
is it ok
"alexa, xxxxx n�1 fan " (without "s" genitive case) (i think it is but i �d like to check among my collegues
thanks again
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5 Feb 2010
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anitarobi
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I �d say:
"we would like to thank you for playing(having played - if they stopped) your music....for these (or the last) 25 years... or during these (or the last) 25 years... or even just - these 25 years... |
5 Feb 2010
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alexa09
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I totally agree with you anitarobi, (yes, they will soon stop playing more music, butas we (fans) will continue listening to their musci, I wanted to know if it �d be okay to say (after suspensive dots....."and on"
i.e THANK YOU FOR PLAYING THE "SOUNDTRACK IN OUR LIVES DURING THESE 25 YEARS ...AND ON!
thanks dear
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5 Feb 2010
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yanogator
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In the US, we would say, "Thank you for playing your music for the past 25 years...and I hope it continues well into the future." We would hear "these past 25 years" as sounding very literary or stilted. I don �t think we would ever say "...and on" in this situation. I can �t think of a short phrase that would work, so I added what I think sounds most natural to us, even though it �s much longer.
Bruce |
6 Feb 2010
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