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- When should I use a discussion of vs. a discussion on vs. a . . .
A discussion of a topic — this brings to mind a true discussion, going into all sorts of details of the topic (and only the topic) A discussion on a topic — here I picture the discussion to be somewhat one-sided, almost a lecture
- Conversation Questions for the ESL EFL Classroom (I-TESL-J)
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- In this topic or on this topic - English Language Usage Stack . . .
If the topic is not historical but instead is about history, as for instance a philosophical discussion of the importance of history, then you should use "on" because this is a usual preposition in that case (with " about ")
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- The 100 most useful phrases for business meetings
The most useful phrases for the beginning of meetings Ending the small talk and getting down to business phrases Dealing with practicalities of the meeting The most useful phrases for the body of a meeting The most useful turn taking (interrupting, etc) phrases The most useful phrases for ending meetings
- ESL Conversation Questions - Happiness (I-TESL-J)
Conversation Questions Happiness A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom Are you a happy person? What is happiness for you? What do you think is the color for happiness? Do you think that happiness lies within you? Or does it depend upon other people and external things? Can money buy happiness? Is happiness a state of mind? What makes you feel happy? What are the three most
- ESL Conversation Questions - What if. . . ? (I-TESL-J)
Conversation Questions What if ? A Part of Conversation Questions for the ESL Classroom If you had only 24 hours to live, what would you do? If a classmate asked you for the answer to a question during an exam while the teacher was not looking, what would you do? If someone's underwear was showing, would you tell them? If the whole world were listening, what would you say? If one song were
- grammar - Use of open something up for discussion - English . . .
This opens up for discussion the topic question etc of [long noun phrase] But I think it would be more idiomatic to use a different expression, because 'open up for discussion' is not generally used with an impersonal subject ('It' or 'These developments') but usually only with a real human agent ('he opened the issue up for discussion in the
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