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So could one say "retain in her memory"?

Thank you for the reply. I agree with your statement. I am currently teaching in China and a lot of the text books here have errors. This question was posed by a student to the head of our school who in turn asked myself. What I want to find out is why , in this sentence, one would say "on memo...

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Why would one say "She prepared the words to impress them on her memory." As opposed to "She prepared the words to impress them in her memory"?
Or could both be used?
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Does anybody know? I have class tomorrow.

Is it "I'm in the swimming team." Or "I'm on the swimming team."? If both are okay, is it just because of the difference between British English and American English?

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Hello TN,

Thank you for the prompt reply. It was actually a job description sent direct to my inbox, not one from an ad. Does that make any difference, or are messages automatically deleted from my inbox after a certain amount of time?

Not sure if this is the correct place to post this message, however I could not find an alternative. I received information re. job opportunities in China in my mailbox, however on going back today it is no longer there. How can I get the information back? Is there a time limit to how long messages ...

What about "There is a pen and two books on the desk.", vs "There are a pen and two books on the desk."? I have asked an American graduate of English (however it was many years ago he graduated) and he is 90% certain it is "There are ...", however using this site and ac...