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Old 07-03-2008, 03:32 PM   #2 (permalink)
maple_leaf
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I know what you mean. I make that mistake all the time. I will end up saying " I am giving GRE next month" instead of saying " I am taking GRE next month". I am a native Bengali speaker. Whenever I have to say something in English, I will construct the sentence in Bengali and then translate it to English. In Bengali, we use "give the test" in lieu of "take the test". As a result, when I translate it to English, I am more inclined to say "give the test". ..haha
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