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09:29 Oct 5, 2001 |
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| Selected response from: Mary Worby United Kingdom Local time: 17:52 | |||
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5 +1 | like this |
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5 +1 | any shirts like this/these/that/those |
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4 +1 | like these |
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4 | You wear such shirts!!!!! |
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4 | those are the sort of shirts you wear?! |
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You wear such shirts!!!!! Explanation: . |
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like these Explanation: Have you got any shirts like these? HTH Mary |
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like this Explanation: You have shirts like this? To my mind, this would be the most natural way to say it in English. |
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any shirts like this/these/that/those Explanation: Agree with Julia but think that the "any" is more idiomatic. Also, depending on the context. If the speaker is standing before a salesperson holding one shirt: Do you have any shirts like this? If standing holding two or more shirts: Do you have any shirts like these? Describing one specific shirt on the phone: Do you have any shirts like that? Describing two or more shirts on the phone: Do you have any shirts like those? |
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those are the sort of shirts you wear?! Explanation: not really a question, but a feeling of astonishment, almost disbelief. |
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