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- When should I use a discussion of vs. a discussion on vs. a . . .
A discussion about a topic — this implies that the discussion was just a conversation, really, and it might not have stayed strictly on-topic A discussion of a topic — this brings to mind a true discussion, going into all sorts of details of the topic (and only the topic)
- grammar - To discuss vs the discussion of - English Language . . .
To say avoiding discussing would be more acceptable than avoiding to discuss, but that is inelegant in its own way and thus your professor suggested a simple noun (discussion) instead of a verbal form You could alternatively retain to discuss if you replace avoiding with a verb like declining or neglecting
- ESL Conversation Questions - Getting to Know Each Other (I-TESL-J)
Conversation Questions Getting to Know Each Other A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom Do you have any pets? What was the last book you read? Do you like to cook? What's your favorite food? Are you good at cooking swimming etc? Are you married or single? Do you have brothers and sisters? Are they older or younger than you? Do you like baseball? Do you live alone? Do you live
- meaning - Is discuss about grammatically incorrect? - English . . .
Someone told me that I shouldn't use the phrase discuss about, but should say, instead, discuss (the topic) He said discuss means talk about and using discuss about is like saying talk about abo
- Daly - Facilitating Discussions of Newspaper Articles in the ESL EFL . . .
This article reviews some techniques for using newspaper articles in ESL EFL classes and presents a content free lesson plan for facilitating a forty-minute discussion lesson of any newspaper article
- In this topic or on this topic - English Language Usage Stack . . .
If the topic is not historical but instead is about history, as for instance a philosophical discussion of the importance of history, then you should use "on" because this is a usual preposition in that case (with " about ")
- What is the meaning of the expression We can table this?
This came up in an email discussion - we are arguing about the merits and demerits of a certain approach, and I mentioned what I thought was a drawback to a scheme To that, my colleague replied :
- ESL Conversation Questions - Friends (I-TESL-J)
Conversation Questions Friends A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom Are there any famous stories of friendship in your culture? Can you describe one of your closest friends Do you have any childhood friendships that are still strong today? Tell us about them Do you have any long distance friends? How do you keep in touch with your long-distance friends? How often do you
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