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Jackson6612

#520555 Thu, 29 May 08 03:45 PM

Are the following sentences correct?

1: The above sentences are not in accordance with the accepted and standard rules of English grammar.
2: Please translate word-by-word the given sentence in simpler English.

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Cool Breeze

#520565 Thu, 29 May 08 04:07 PM

Hi Jackson

The first sentence seems fine to me. I know some object to the adjectival use of above but I (and most lexicographers) see nothing wrong with it.

Sentence 2 is a borderline case. In is not the preposiotion usually associated with translate. You can translate something to or into another language. Also, as word by word is not an adjectival attribute, I see no reason to hyphenate it. Word for word could be more common. Some may consider placing word by word between a verb and its object ungrammatical. I am not one of them.

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Jackson6612

#520642 Thu, 29 May 08 07:51 PM

Cool Breeze
Hi Jackson
Sentence 2 is a borderline case. In is not the preposiotion usually associated with translate. You can translate something to or into another language. Also, as word by word is not an adjectival attribute, I see no reason to hyphenate it. Word for word could be more common. Some may consider placing word by word between a verb and its object ungrammatical. I am not one of them.

Hi CB,

into another language, what if translating into the same language, perhaps translating into a more simpler version of that language? Would you use some other word instead of translation for such a case?

word by word is not an adjectival attribute, then what is it?

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Cool Breeze

#520645 Thu, 29 May 08 08:12 PM

Jackson6612

into another language, what if translating into the same language, perhaps translating into a more simpler version of that language? Would you use some other word instead of translation for such a case?

word by word is not an adjectival attribute, then what is it?

I probably would if I could think of a good word. Translate is not the best word.

An adverb of manner.