[Essay] Please look over my eassy ? (TOEFL)

[Tarheel]

Re: How Modern Cooking Methods Improvr the Lives of Ordinary People

I doubt that cholesterol was a concern for people in olden times. It was discovered fairly recently.

 

[tedmc]

Re: How Modern Cooking Methods Improvr the Lives of Ordinary People

The title of the thread should be: Please look at(not over)/check my essay.

 

[Tarheel]

Re: How Modern Cooking Methods Improve the Lives of Ordinary People

I have fixed the spelling of my improved title. As for "look over" it is a phrasal verb meaning "to examine something". Example: "Would you please look this over and correct any mistakes?"

 

[tedmc]

According to the dictionary, "to look over something" is to examine something quickly or to give it a cursory look.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/look-over-sth

 

[Tarheel]

I don't consult a dictionary unless I'm unsure of something.

 

[Tarheel]

Re: How Modern Cooking Methods Improve the Lives of Ordinary People

Dang! I was to have all subsequent posts have this title.

 

[Tarheel]

Re: How Modern Cooking Methods Improve the Lives of Ordinary People

It's a better title.

 

[Tarheel]

Re: How Modern Cooking Methods Improve the Lives of Ordinary People

Don't you think?

 

[moha27]

Re: How Modern Cooking Methods Improvr the Lives of Ordinary People

The title of the thread should be: Please look at(not over)/check my essay.

look over means examine. However look at means to see.. I think i am right at my point.

 

[Tarheel]

Re: How Modern Cooking Methods Improvr the Lives of Ordinary People

look over means examine. However look at means to see.. I think i am right at my point.

It depends on context. They can mean the same thing.

 

[Tarheel]

Re: How Modern Cooking Methods Improvr the Lives of Ordinary People

Always capitalize the first word of a sentence.

 

[Tarheel]

Re: How Modern Cooking Methods Improvr the Lives of Ordinary People

Don't copy what they do on Facebook. Those people are lazy.

 

[Tarheel]

Re: How Modern Cooking Methods Improve the Lives of Ordinary People

You have to put with writing (on Facebook) that many fourth graders would truly know how to do better than.