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dogsbody70 (Offline)
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07-28-2011, 02:24 PM

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Originally Posted by wolfrainvn View Post
LOL, I thought I would use the term “vacant” for "not occupied" and I use "THE" instead of "SOME" because I was preferring to all the computers in the room, that is why in the second clause of the same sentence, I used the preposition “except” to mark the exception of what I meant in the first clause of the sentence. Although, I am not sure about the appropriate use of “vacant” for “not occupied” in this case.
well the seat would be vacant-- but I sincerely doubt if any computer would be.

MAYBE Most computers are not in use at the moment. OR: Most of the computers appear to be available to use.

Last edited by dogsbody70 : 07-28-2011 at 02:32 PM.
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