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Yoong Liat
 
Reply Sun 15 Jul, 2007 10:31 pm
He was proud because the audience gave him a roaring applause.

Is 'roaring applause' correctly used?

Many thanks.
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garth809
 
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Reply Mon 16 Jul, 2007 12:08 am
yes i think so. Are you just learning english? if not I appologise.
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epenthesis
 
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Reply Mon 16 Jul, 2007 12:56 am
Rousing applause is the usual expression.
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Roberta
 
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Reply Mon 16 Jul, 2007 03:11 am
Omit the article.

He was proud because the audience gave him [a] roaring applause. I too would change roaring to rousing.
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