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4 Probably acceptable. People who work together or share an institutional context often develop
a high degree of acceptable informality. Such is often the case in British universities and
colleges. In such institutional settings, clippings and other short forms are widely used by
everyone and operate as a sort of slang among the people involved, and are not heard as
disrespectful.
5 The use of ads here sounds out of place compared with the formal tone of the rest of the letter
('Dear SirlMadam ... I should like to enquire ... etc.'), so it is too informal. Over the phone,
however, the same person might well say 'Could you tell me how much it'd cost to put an ad
in your paper?' in order to create a friendly relationship with the person answering the call.
7.4 1 in motion 3 a) to regret b) to purchase c) to address
2 to alight 4 Hi! Bye!

7.5 Suggested versions:
1 Children shouldn't I are asked not to drop rubbishllitter in the play-area.
2 You can only get your expenseslmoney back if you've got I if you hand in receipts with the
date on.

Unit 8

8.1 1 windscreen wiper(s) 5 payee
2 classical violinist 6 dishwasher (normally written as one word)
3 professional photographer 7 kidney donor
(pron: phourapher) 8 addressee
4 amateur actor

1 stapler 3 can-opener (or tin-opener) 5 coat-hanger
2 grinder 4 nail-clipper

8.4 1 a cooker - a thing (the stove on which you cook); the person who cooks is a cook.
2 a typewriter - a thing (machine for typing); the person is a typist.
3 a ticket-holder - person or thing; a person who has a ticket, e.g. for a concert, or a kind of
wallet for holding tickets, e.g. a season ticket for the trainlbus.
4 a record player - a thing (machine for playing records).
5 a cleaner - person or thing; person who cleans, e.g. in an office or other place of work; a
substance or instrument for cleaning, e.g. 'this cleaner will get the grease off your oven'.
6 a smoker - person or thing; a person who smokes; a short name for a seat in the smoking area
of a plane or train (or the whole smoking compartment on a train).
7 a drinker - person (someone who drinks alcohol, usually regularly or in large quantities).

1 forgivable 2 admission 3 laziness 4 productive 5 readable

1 neighbourhood - it is a place (an area); all the others refer to human relationships.
2 step-ladder - all the others means 'thing for doing x', e.g. hair-restorer restores your hair, a
plant-holder holds a plant, etc.
3 compliment - all the others are verb + 'ment', e.g. appoint + ment. There is no verb 'compli'.
4 handful - all the others are adjectives; handful is a noun, meaning a pile of something about as
big as you can hold in your hands, e.g. a handful of sand.
5 worship - all the others are kinds of human relationships; Worship refers to paying tribute to a
God, or, figuratively, as a verb, to loving someone very very much, e.g. 'he worships his
teacher'.

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