After reading this, I still don't know what kind of a "photographer" I am. I kind of know my photos usually suck, that much I am sure. I don't live near any mountain or any water, so I don't take landscape shots. I take snapshots most of the time.
I got to buy more gears, more tools to enhance my photograhpy. I need to get a Canon 1DsMkII or whatever the latest pro full frame DSLR, or the Nikon D2X, with their whole lines of professional lenses, no consumer lenses, absolutely no. I deserve only the best.
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Yes, more gears certainly make the photographer look good, if not his pix. I recently have my eye on the Canon 350D DSLR. The body is selling at about HK$5,800 but Pam wouldn't let me acquire it.
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please check on "at about." I am not sure if you can make it better. Is selling for around better.
ReplyDeleteLike I will meet you at about 5 PM? Is that right? or should we say meet your around 5PM?
I dont know if you are qualified to be called uxorious. It's a good thing.
According to www.ldoceonline.com we are both correct grammatically. Something sells at/for £100/$50/30p etc ( = be offered for sale at £100/$50/30p etc). Example: Smoke alarms sell for as little as five pounds.
ReplyDeleteWhat's more, about = round about = around = around about, they are used when guessing a number, amount, time etc, without being exact.
Thanks, man, for your comment. I welcome any other suggestions and have enjoyed discussing this kind of things with you guys.
There's no question that I'm the opposite of uxorious. I admire you, Robert. How did you come about acquiring this word into your already impressive vocabulary? Luckily I'm the kind of guy who always has a reputable dictionary, but not much cash, handy.
Sid
I didn't quite make myself clear. I guess the gist of my question or doubt is actually can we use two prepositions together and say "at about." I am sure people has written and said it, but is it in good form. I myself always hated "If you want a copy of this crap I write, please do not hesistate to contact Ming, my assitant or myself." WTF is myself doing here, shouldn't it be just me? I think we talked about that too.
ReplyDeleteOh, about the specific word, I came across it from Google's customized opening page, which I put the Word of the Day section there, and that word just appeared there...
I am a linguistic lightweight, V for Vendetta or Vincent or you are more substantial.
This one is a bit tricky. Yes, we can use "at about" together, although sometimes the word "at" is optional. Examples:
ReplyDelete1. It costs about $10.
2. They waited (for) about an hour.
3. He arrived (at) about ten.
4. We left the restaurant at round about 10:30.
Most dictionaries say when "about" means "approximately" or "roughly", its part of speech is an adverb. In this sense, "at about" is not an example of two or double prepositions.
The Pocket Oxford Dictionary, 8th Ed. (1992), however, says when "about" means "at a time near to (e.g. about six, and Example 3 above)", its part of speech is a preposition. Then, we've got two or double prepositions in "at about". Double prepositions do exist, after all, and can be found in prepositions phrases that describe course of direction, such as "out of" and "come on in".
Since I found Example 3 above in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary of Current English, 6th Ed. (2000), I think "(at) about" is in good form, but I'm not sure. That's just about all I know.
Sid
Sorry for messing you up. I shouldn't even have brought this up. Seems pretty straight forward. The reason I asked was I remember long time ago, some English teacher of mine mentioned something like this, so it kind of stuck. I will personally check further if I am not too lazy.
ReplyDeleteI'm not messed up at all, man. I do enjoy this kind of discussions and I have really learnt a lot. If not for you, I wouldn't even have looked things up. So, thanks for raising that with me.
ReplyDeleteSince you live and work in an English-speaking environment, I'd like very much to hear your opinions and views about English usage. They are very valuable to me.
If you find anything, or something different from what I've said, please let me know. If you disagree with me, I also like to know why. Our exchanges, if I may put it that way, are constructive and conducive to a spirit of learning.
Teachers are very influential on and sometimes authoritative towards their students. Your experience reminded me of just that. As an English pronunciation teacher, I have to be very careful about what I tell my pupils. Thanks again, man.
Sid
Yes, teachers are important. I guess we grew up alike, when I grew up I really didn't have a lot of people to look up to, so I guess I really adored some teachers. I mean what kind of profession will let you get this kind of exposure and be fondly remembered by so many people, not that many I guess.
ReplyDeleteMy English is very limited. But I will share what I know. I find the exchange useful and I am glad you feel the same too.