By Nouns, Translation

The alternate interpretation has him, the thinker, thinking back at the time when he, the thinker, first picked up a Wall Street Journal at his first job, the thinker's first job, in the early 1920's. This leaves Mr. Jensen hanging about as pretty much irrelevant to anything else in the...

Hi Lyn, Here is one of my posts from a previous thread on the topic of articles. It might help. Posted: 03-30-2005 12:26 PM The correct use of articles is acknowledged to be one of the most difficult points of English grammar, so don't be despondant Ali; mistakes don't usually matter too...

I'm not sure whether the 'possessive + gerund' structure was preferred by English teachers, when native grammar was taught to the natives. I suspect that it was, if only because Fowler devotes so much space to it. But I would guess that most of those who produce written BrE for public consumption...

does anyone know a site where I can get a good translation of all english pronouns translated into french. I am looking for a chart. thanks

Hi MrP. 1) “'Turns out to be' implies more of a process than (I think) you want here. Perhaps 'become apparent' is the phrase you're after; but it's difficult to fit that in. What about a simple 'seems'?” I think I’ll use “is in the end”. 2) “You might leave out the 'first' in the first reason...

Hi MrP. Many thanks for your suggestions, some of which were excellent (such as “help to dispel the confusion”). I have some questions about the suggestions and I added other doubts. 1) You suggested: “The analysis of these issues is important because by clearing them up we will gain a better...

Never heard of it, Guest, but it has the odour of tongue-in-cheek etymology. 'Rehash' means (noun) 'old material that is slightly reworked and used again', or (verb) 'present or use over, with no or few changes'. Such 'rehashment-based translation' would be based on previous translations, with...

Hi MrP, thanks for your answers. I have some more questions. 1) "Unperturbedness closely followed by chance he who suspended judgment". This is actually a translation of a Greek text. A translator renders it thus: "When they suspended judgment, tranquillity followed fortuistously". But this is...

Hello everybody, Yes, the issue is singular or plural as many questions have been posted in the past and so will be. I searched this sort of any previous question but whether or not I am a bad internet surfer I coudn't find what I am going to mention. Elemental but very ambiguous. -...

~girding on my armour~ I'm coming to rescue my mother tongue from the evils of translation engines!! ~chuckle~ I've never liked those translation programs, and I see I have good reasons for it! "Hola a todos; mi español es muy pobre, sé lo que nnecesito escribir en mi propio idioma pero no puedo...