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Questions Hi, everyone Could you help me with some questions? 1) I was told that it sounds inappropriate to use "get someone wt" like this: Let's say my mother is doing the dishes and I stand by their side to run a spoon under the tap but some water ends up splashing on my mother, and I say "Oh, did I get you wet?. I am sorry"... What could I say instead? 2) What's the difference between ivory trade and ivory trading? 3)What does "in the basics of" mean? "This book contains almost 350 exercises in the basics of ring theory. The problems form the 'folklore' of ring theory, and the solutions are given in as much detail as possible." 4) Would you say "I will fix the window in the living room" or "I will fix the living room window"? And "I will have the floor/flooring(floor or flooring? difference?) in the bathroom replaced" or 'I will have the bathroom floor/flooring(floor or flooring? difference?) replaced"? Thank you

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1) Saying that you "got someone wet," is not an inappropriate statement in American English (at least in the context that you brought up). If you wanted an alternative, you could say, "I'm sorry, did I splash some water on you?" or "Oh, did I get water on you?" What you put was fine, though (and the most common way to say it). 2) Sorry, I don't know what ivory trade and ivory trading are. 3) In this context, "in the basics of" essentially means "basic exercises," so read as, "This book contains almost 350 basic exercises of ring theory." I hope this helps :)

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