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From: Einde O'Callaghan <einde.ocallaghan@planet-interkom.de>
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Subject: Re: Does "work for compensation" sound naturally in English?
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 08:11:20 +0200
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little_cat wrote:
> Can I say "I don't want to do homework now, but I will do it for
> compensation tomorrow"? Does it sound naturally in English? Thanks in
> advance.
No - I think you mean "I don't want to do any homework now; I'll do it
tomorrow instead."
REgards, Einde O'Callaghan
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