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Anonymous  #427408  Fri, 05 Oct 07 01:45 PM

"Five years ago I traveled as an exchange student to Italy and during my free time I worked as a receptionist in one of the best hotels over there."

In the sentence above is it ok to write over there,or the correct is just to say:

"Five years ago I traveled as an exchange student to Italy and during my free time, I worked as a receptionist in one of its (here referring to Italy) hotels." (?)

Thanks,

Andaluzia

  
Clive  #427424  Fri, 05 Oct 07 02:34 PM

Hi,

Five years ago I traveled as an exchange student to Italy and during my free time I worked as a receptionist in one of the best hotels over there." 'Over' just stresses the distance. You could say' over there' , 'there', or just omit the phrase entirely because it is clear without it that you are talking about Italy. 

In the sentence above is it ok to write over there,or the correct is just to say:

"Five years ago I traveled as an exchange student to Italy and during my free time, I worked as a receptionist in one of its (here referring to Italy) hotels." (?) I'd just say 'in a hotel'.

Best wishes, Clive

  
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Neeraj Jain  #427427  Fri, 05 Oct 07 02:38 PM
Why to complicate a sentence when you can write it in a simple language?
  
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Anonymous  #427453  Fri, 05 Oct 07 03:31 PM

Thanks, Neeraj Jain. The problem is that for a learner sometimes it is difficult to use the "simple language" in a proper way.

Best regards,

Andaluzia

  
Anonymous  #427454  Fri, 05 Oct 07 03:33 PM

Thank you very much for helping me, Clive.

Have a nice day,

Andaluzia

  
Grammar Geek  #427455  Fri, 05 Oct 07 03:34 PM

Why to complicate a sentence when you can write it in a simple language?

How would you suggest writing it more simply?

Here is one suggestion:

While I was an exchange student in Italy five years ago, I worked part time at one of the finest hotels there.

  
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