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Rose Bowl Posted 16 years ago
Grammar
Can you reformulate the capitalized part as to make it more understandable?
The Dover mail was in its usual genial position that the
guard suspected the passengers, the passengers suspected one
another and the guard, they all suspected everybody else,
AND THE COACHMAN WAS SURE OF NOTHING BUT THE HORSES; AS TO WHICH CATTLE HE COULD WITH A CLEAR CONSCIENCE HAVE TAKEN HIS OATH ON THE TWO TESTAMENTS THAT THEY WERE NOT FIT FOR THE JOURNEY.
guard suspected the passengers, the passengers suspected one
another and the guard, they all suspected everybody else,
AND THE COACHMAN WAS SURE OF NOTHING BUT THE HORSES; AS TO WHICH CATTLE HE COULD WITH A CLEAR CONSCIENCE HAVE TAKEN HIS OATH ON THE TWO TESTAMENTS THAT THEY WERE NOT FIT FOR THE JOURNEY.
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Hi, AND THE COACHMAN WAS SURE OF NOTHING BUT THE HORSES; AS TO WHICH CATTLE HE COULD WITH A CLEAR CONSCIENCE HAVE TAKEN HIS OATH ON THE TWO TESTAMENTS THAT THEY WERE NOT FIT FOR THE JOURNEY. The coachman only trusted the horses. But he was sure that they were not suitable for the journey, and he would have sworn that on the Bible.
- Hi, AND THE COACHMAN WAS SURE OF NOTHING BUT THE HORSES; AS TO WHICH CATTLE HE COULD WITH A CLEAR CONSCIENCE HAVE TAKEN HIS OATH ON THE TWO TESTAMENTS THAT THEY WERE NOT FIT FOR THE JOURNEY.
- The coachman only trusted the horses.
- But he was sure that they were not suitable for the journey, and he would have sworn that on the Bible.
- Reading a more modern book would be a better way to improve your English.
- Clive PS - Forgive me for saying that your Forum name is not a very tasteful choice, in my opinion.
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Hi,
AND THE COACHMAN WAS SURE OF NOTHING BUT THE HORSES; AS TO WHICH CATTLE HE COULD WITH A CLEAR CONSCIENCE HAVE TAKEN HIS OATH ON THE TWO TESTAMENTS THAT THEY WERE NOT FIT FOR THE JOURNEY.
The coachman only trusted the horses. But he was sure that they were not suitable for the journey, and he would have sworn that on the Bible.
Reading a more modern book wo
AND THE COACHMAN WAS SURE OF NOTHING BUT THE HORSES; AS TO WHICH CATTLE HE COULD WITH A CLEAR CONSCIENCE HAVE TAKEN HIS OATH ON THE TWO TESTAMENTS THAT THEY WERE NOT FIT FOR THE JOURNEY.
The coachman only trusted the horses. But he was sure that they were not suitable for the journey, and he would have sworn that on the Bible.
Reading a more modern book wo
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Thank you. How come he said cattle. Aren't cattle domesticated bovines?
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Hi,
I wonderd about that, too. I just thought that perhaps the term 'catte' was more loosely used at the time this was written.
That's the sort of problem you encounteer if you don't stick with modern English texts.
Clive
I wonderd about that, too. I just thought that perhaps the term 'catte' was more loosely used at the time this was written.
That's the sort of problem you encounteer if you don't stick with modern English texts.
Clive
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