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Supercat Posted 10 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
Error in order?
"I have a cat. It is a Japanese cat."
But I said like,
"It is a Japanese cat. I have a cat."
I used a somewhat wrong order. Can I say
"The order was opposite.", or " The order was messed up."?
But I said like,
"It is a Japanese cat. I have a cat."
I used a somewhat wrong order. Can I say
"The order was opposite.", or " The order was messed up."?
Top answer
I said it backwards.
- I said it backwards.
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EnglishmavenI said it backwards.That would imply something like cat Japanese a is it.
I would say I said/wrote those sentences in the wrong order.
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It's possible to consider each sentence one construct:
'1' I have a cat.
'2' It is a Japanese cat.
The correct word order would naturally be '1' and then '2'.
But when you say: '2' and then '1', it's backwards.
So I think Englishmaven's answer is right.
'1' I have a cat.
'2' It is a Japanese cat.
The correct word order would naturally be '1' and then '2'.
But when you say: '2' and then '1', it's backwards.
So I think Englishmaven's answer is right.
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