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October 31, 2010, 01:53 PM
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Please, check this sentence
I'm not sure if the syntax is correct:
The Parliamentarians under Cromwell ended the war in August with a victory over the Scots (the Battle of Preston). Thanks. 
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October 31, 2010, 01:56 PM
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It seems fine to me.
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October 31, 2010, 02:07 PM
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I wasn't sure where placing 'in August'. But if you tell me that it is correct, it must be. Thanks a lot.
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October 31, 2010, 02:37 PM
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October 31, 2010, 03:27 PM
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October 31, 2010, 04:28 PM
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Yeah - what they said. The sentence in your original question is great.
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October 31, 2010, 09:36 PM
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Looks just fine. As for pj's correction of chileno's sentence, I think that saying "sure of" is fine, though just saying sure works as well.
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November 01, 2010, 02:41 AM
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Maybe it's a dialectal variation. I'm not sure what my internalised rule is, but I suspect it's
sure of + NOUN PHRASE sure + VERB PHRASE E.g. I'm sure of it. I'm not completely sure of his trustworthiness. I'm sure he'll do it. I'm not sure when I can come.
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November 01, 2010, 02:45 AM
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November 01, 2010, 06:29 AM
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The question was about the first sentence
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November 08, 2010, 09:56 AM
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We sure learned something from it!
By the way, if you want to practice and learn, the film on Cromwell is rather edifying. (I saw it more than 20 years ago, but I think Perikles would approve it...) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cromwell_%28film%29
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November 08, 2010, 12:50 PM
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Thanks for the link.
Although I don't know when I'll have enough time to watch the film and/or if I'll find it. 
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November 08, 2010, 01:28 PM
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November 09, 2010, 09:58 PM
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Lo propio de la verdad es que se basta a sí misma, aquel que la posee no intenta convencer a nadie. "An enemy is somebody who flatters you. A friend is somebody who criticizes the living daylights out of you."
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November 10, 2010, 03:13 AM
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Thank you, Pablín.
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November 11, 2010, 01:11 PM
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You're welcome Irmamarina...!
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#17
November 11, 2010, 01:22 PM
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A beautiful name.
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