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Unit 5, Wb, secondary 3 Page 23
says "do a crime" which is wrong


Longman Dictionary says: commit a crime not do a crime:



I blieve Longman. Hello 3rd secondary often makes mistakes, but Longman Dictionary is authoritative

I totally agree with you Mr Sw0rdD
May Allah bless you
But What about the title of this song
Don`t do the crime
Is that a slang or a colloquial language ?Really I `m not sure

Here is the link

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You Do The Crime, You Serve The Time

Also ,We can look at the following Blog which has a research entitled :

You Do The Crime, You Serve The Time

http://brainblogger.com/2007/12/27/y...erve-the-time/

But there is a connection between Crime and Time in these titles
http://gigaom.com/2010/04/14/predictive-analysis-ibm/

We must find about that !! Thank you a gain Mr Sw0rdD ,you are a genius teacher
We should have a look at the following Pdf file from California State Sheriffs`association

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You Do The Crime, You Serve The Time

Also ,We can look at the following Blog which has a research entitled :

You Do The Crime, You Serve The Time

http://brainblogger.com/2007/12/27/y...erve-the-time/

But there is a connection between Crime and Time in these titles
http://gigaom.com/2010/04/14/predictive-analysis-ibm/

We must find about that !! Thank you a gain Mr Sw0rdD ,you are a genius teacher
We should have a look at the following Pdf file from California State Sheriffs`association

I went through the pdf file at a glance, and found "do the crime" in quotes
The quote goes like this: 'If you don't do the time, don't do the crime'
as if it is a slang. This doesn't make it right. I am often reminded by MacDonald's slogan: I'm loving it. This could be found in commercials, magazine ads, etc, but that doesn't make it right.
I posted the dictionary entry together with the workbook page number on Longmansec site, but haven't got a response yet. However, I found it interesting discussing this with you.

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I totally agree with you Mr Sw0rdD

May Allah bless you
But What about the title of this song
Don`t do the crime
Is that a slang or a colloquial language ?Really I `m not sure

Here is the link

It could be either. One thing I am sure of : It is not correct English as the dictionary stated clearly. I worked for one full year with an Irish school manager and I found her English full of common mistakes. Besides, Many songs find pleasure in breaking the rules
It is very common in movies and songs to find things like: I didn't do nothing

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Made with
Guess we all know about the difference between "made of", "made from", made in" and "made by" but the workbook presented additional made with
This is in Unit 6 page 33, ex 4





This is how "Practical English Usage" stated it





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It's vey common to use the preposition 'on' with the word 'island'. But many will find the following piece of information interesting

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Here is another problematic area
North vs. Northern
This is very confusing. However, it is mentioned in unit 9 3rd secondary. I posted this so that it may arouse further discussion


If anyone has any clearer difference, plz explain