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Newguest  #421973  Fri, 21 Sep 07 10:55 AM

Hi

This is an advertisement of one of the language schools. Translation is mine.

"Sign up for X(it stands for the name of the school)-languages will not be foreign any more."

IS IT CORRECT?
  
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Mister Micawber  #421979  Fri, 21 Sep 07 11:33 AM

We don't usually 'sign up for' a school, but for a program offered by the school.  How about--

Sign up at/with Mr Micawber's-- and languages will no longer be foreign!
  
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Newguest  #422004  Fri, 21 Sep 07 01:34 PM

Yes. I should have written "no longer" instead of "no more" I guess.

As for your interpretation, I think it's pretty good!

Do I have to put an apostrophe after the name of the school, e.g. Sign up with Quest/or Quest's - and languages will no longer be foreign! Do I really need this "'s"???

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