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    Default Could you kindly help???

    Which sentence at below is wrong, and why?

    you look very worried, what're you thinking about.

    I'm thinking that they made a mistake

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    You look very worried. What are you thinking about?

    But you also made some errors in your own question and sentence.
    - Is there anything wrong with the sentence below.
    - I think I may have made a mistake.

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    Thank you very much Trick42.

    Could you kindly explain more details about:
    1. why did u think the content of sentence "You look very worried. What are you thinking about?" is not correct ?
    2. What kind of mistake did I make in my previous question: "which sentence at below is not correct"

    Anyway I could not agree more with you that: "Is there anything wrong with the sentence below" is much better than mine

    Once again, I do appreciate

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    1. The main problems were with capitalisation and punctuation. I would never say "What're" and I have never seen "What're" used in written English before.

    2. There is only one sentence so to say "Which sentence" suggests more than one. "at below" is not correct. Just omit "at";"below" is enough.

    3. "I'm thinking that they made a mistake." It's OK but "I think" is better. As the mistake was made some time in the past but not important when it was made, use "have made" and not "made". Are you sure you want to say "they"? It's more common in English to state who they are, e.g. Janet and John, and then use "They" thereafter.

    I hope that helps....

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    I would be greatly appreciate about your explanations. Just one more thing if you don't mind.

    As you mentioned, you've never seen "what're" is used in written English, so what do u think about the sentence "What're you doing"

    I'm looking forward to hearing from you

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    "I greatly appreciate your explanations." is correct or "I am grateful for your explanations"

    "What're you doing" is certainly spoken. Most people lazily say "What you doing?" or "What are you up to?" Same meaning.

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    Wow, so exciting with this topic. Good questions and good answers.
    Hope that nothing is wrong in my comment above ^^
    Vô tình đánh rớt hạt yêu
    Để giờ đi kiếm bao chiều hư vô...

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    Thumbs up

    Yeah Tricky42 is really helpful . Thank you very much, Mr Tricky42

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