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Old 03-19-2009, 01:21 AM   #16 (permalink)
Marcio_Osorio
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Yes, how does one do that? (How do we do that?)

That means relinquishing one's old way and habit of stating things using any form of the verb to be. The whole process may take some getting used to but you'll eventually overcome any difficulty. See me trying to make it sound "E-Prime." I try harder. Because I do not speak nor write English as a first language. Still I'll never give E-P up. I simply like it.
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