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| | 28 March 2008 08:41 |
| | try I am impatiently awaiting the arrival of summer vacation. The meaning of your translation is understandable, but the English is not correct. |
| | 28 March 2008 17:59 |
| kfetoNumber of messages: 953 | Adverbs of manner most often occupy the end position of a clause, where they follow (an intransitive verb, or) the direct object of a transitive verb @ http://www.wordpower.ws/grammar/gramch24.html#2c |
| | 28 March 2008 19:02 |
| | I don't see any problem with the position of this adverb, dramati - why did you want him to move it?
I would say that this translation does not capture the style of the original, though, which is quite casual. The translation is a bit too formal. How about this:
"I can't wait for summer vacation to start!" CC: dramati |
| | 31 March 2008 00:32 |
| | It sounds like that charactor in star wars, but if you like it, go for it. |
| | 31 March 2008 01:46 |
| kfetoNumber of messages: 953 | hehe funny that comment was, dramati.
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| | 31 March 2008 02:57 |
| | What character in Star Wars, David, and which one sounds like that - the old version or the new one? |
| | 31 March 2008 10:43 |
| guilonNumber of messages: 1549 | I think David is talking about Yoda:
"Yoda speaks 'Galactic Basic' in a distinctive manner by using anastrophe, that is, placing verbs (and more frequently, auxiliary verbs) at the end of a clause, and inverting the object and subject." |
| | 31 March 2008 16:58 |
| | Thanks for the explanation, but I still don't understand, guilon - which version was like that? The original was correct English - just a bit formal, and the new version is also correct (informal) English. |
| | 31 March 2008 18:19 |
| kfetoNumber of messages: 953 | dramati meant the first version:
i am awaiting the arrival of the summer vacation impatiently.
since the object here is a whole sentence,it seems awkward to place the adverb(correctly)behind it. |
| | 1 April 2008 01:09 |
| | No, that's not correct. There's nothing wrong with placing the adverb at the end of the sentence. |