http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3273.32735)http://www.englishforums.com/English/WorldlyGenius/hwpx/post.htm#36972Mon, 12 Jul 2004 07:21:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:36972migo0http://www.englishforums.com/English/WorldlyGenius/hwpx/post.htm#36972http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-36972.xmlI don't see why 2 wouldn't be appropriate. Is there something unsophisticated about Napoleon's genius?http://www.englishforums.com/English/WorldlyGenius/hwzd/post.htm#36791Sun, 11 Jul 2004 00:16:50 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:36791lostfrogg1http://www.englishforums.com/English/WorldlyGenius/hwzd/post.htm#36791http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-36791.xmlIt is certainly more appropriate than 2.http://www.englishforums.com/English/WorldlyGenius/hhgr/post.htmThu, 08 Jul 2004 16:32:12 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:36516Godfather2http://www.englishforums.com/English/WorldlyGenius/hhgr/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-36516.xml"Napoleon represented to him the worldly genius that, at the same time, failed." <br /> <br />From the dictionary: <br /> <br />worldly <br />1: devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion <br />2: sophisticated <br /> <br />Do you think 1 is an appropriate translation in this context? <br /> <br />