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Dear native English speakers,
Would you check my sentences?
1. This group has been helping the elderly and the disabled in this area(/neighborhood /region) for many years.
2. The scientists have been working on this problem for ten years.
3. This is a typical Japanese breakfast.
4a. They no longer have to work for a long time.
4b. They don't have to work for a long time any longer. [Is this awkward?]
5a. The city provides us with safe and clean water.
5b. The city supplies us with safe and clean water.
[Do 5a and 5b have the same meaning?]
6a. Mike has been working on the difficult math problem for a week.
6b. Mike has worked on the difficult math problem for a week.
[Can 6a and 6b have the same meaning?]
7a. I'm not satisfied with his answer to my question.
7b. I don't feel satisfied with his answer to my question.
Thanks in advance.
Hirashin
Would you check my sentences?
1. This group has been helping the elderly and the disabled in this area(/neighborhood /region) for many years.
2. The scientists have been working on this problem for ten years.
3. This is a typical Japanese breakfast.
4a. They no longer have to work for a long time.
4b. They don't have to work for a long time any longer. [Is this awkward?]
5a. The city provides us with safe and clean water.
5b. The city supplies us with safe and clean water.
[Do 5a and 5b have the same meaning?]
6a. Mike has been working on the difficult math problem for a week.
6b. Mike has worked on the difficult math problem for a week.
[Can 6a and 6b have the same meaning?]
7a. I'm not satisfied with his answer to my question.
7b. I don't feel satisfied with his answer to my question.
Thanks in advance.
Hirashin