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Bennyman Posted 19 years ago
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0 Hello and welcome to my thread. 02 br
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00 My English teacher has corrected a translation of mine, and while I don't doubt her abilities, I would like a second opinion. 02 br
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00 My English teacher has corrected a translation of mine, and while I don't doubt her abilities, I would like a second opinion. 02 br
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- 00 " 01 b 00 A lot of 02 b 00 progress was made[...]" or " 01 b 00 Much 02 b 00 progress was made[...]" - 01 i 00 which one is better 02 i 00 ? 02 li 02 ul
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- 01 b 00 planter 02 b 00 or 01 b 00 plantation owner 02 b 00 - 01 i 00 which one is better 02 i 00 ? 02 li 02 ul
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- 00 01 b 00 sugar mill 02 b 00 or 01 b 00 cane mill - 02 b 01 i 00 which one is better 02 i 00 ? 02 li 02 ul
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- 00 "[...] and it was difficult to 01 b 00 identify 02 b 00 the culprits." or "[...] and it was difficult to 01 b 00 find 02 b 00 the culprits." - 01 i 00 which one is better 02 i 00 ? 02 li 02 ul
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- 00 "Many died from the 01 b 00 inhuman 02 b 00 conditions on board the ships." or "Many died from the 01 b 00 inhumane 02 b 00 conditions on board the ships." - 01 i 00 which one is better 02 i 00 ? 02 li 02 ul
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- 00 "The survivors were sold like cattle to white planters at auctions, where 01 b 00 men 02 b 00 often were separated from their wives and children." or "The survivors were sold like cattle to white planters at auctions, where 01 b 00 husbands 02 b 00 often were separated from their wives and children." - 01 i 00 which one is better 02 i 00 ? 02 li 02 ul
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- 00 00 The strongest men and women worked in the ( 01 b 00 is ' 01 i 00 the' 02 i 00 really needed here 02 b 00 ?) tobacco and cotton fields in the South and at sugar mills in the 00 . 02 li 02 ul
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- 00 "Only few – especially beautiful, young Negro girls – worked as house slaves [...]" or "Only 01 b 00 a 02 b 00 few – especially 01 b 00 the 02 b 00 beautiful, young Negro girls – worked as house slaves [...]" 01 i 00 which one is better 02 i 00 ? 02 li 02 ul
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" - 01 i 00 which one is better 02 i 00 ? 01 font 01 i 00 identify 02 i 00 and 01 i 00 find 02 i 00 mean different things. If determining the identity of the culprits is the issue, use 01 i 00 identify 02 i 00 .
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- 01 font 01 i 00 identify 02 i 00 and 01 i 00 find 02 i 00 mean different things.
- If determining the identity of the culprits is the issue, use 01 i 00 identify 02 i 00 .
- 02 li 00 02 ul 00 What's the difference between saying 'often were' separated from their wives and children, and 'were often' separated from their wives and children?
- My teacher says that they are both correct, however, it looks better if you write "often were separated".
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0 The questions are as follows: 02 br
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- 00 " 01 b 00 A lot of 02 b 00 progress was made[...]" or " 01 font 01 b 00 Much 02 b 02 font 00 progress was made[...]" - 01 i 00 which one is better 02 i 00 ? 02 li 00 02 ul
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0 I don't really get the difference between using inhuman or inhumane. 02 br
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01 i 01 b 00 not compassionate 02 b 00 : lacking compassion and causing excessive suffe
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0 «It seems like pretty much the same, though I would use inhuman in this case since it has a broader meaning. » 02 br
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00 But only the first (of the three listed) meaning of "inhuman" reflects that of "inhumane"... 02 br
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00 But only the first (of the three listed) meaning of "inhuman" reflects that of "inhumane"... 02 br
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0 You're right Bennyman. From the dictionary definition, it's hard to tell, but "inhumane conditions" is just such a frequent collocation that it's just the way it is... 02 br
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00 I actually do like "husbands" instead of "men" because it seems a little more emotional, but it's, as Jim says, a matter of style. 0-
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00 I actually do like "husbands" instead of "men" because it seems a little more emotional, but it's, as Jim says, a matter of style. 0-
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0 My teacher said it was a mistake to use "inhumane conditions" when talking about Africans being shipped from Africa to America, but I couldn't figure out why I had to use "inhuman conditions" in this case. 02 br
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0 The allwords site says about the same thing as I was thinking when I posted above. 02 br
01 i 00 inhuman 02 i 00 typically applies to people. 01 i 00 inhumane 02 i 00 would apply to conditions (among other things), which is the case with the sentence you posted. 02 br
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01 i 00 inhuman 02 i 00 typically applies to people. 01 i 00 inhumane 02 i 00 would apply to conditions (among other things), which is the case with the sentence you posted. 02 br
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0 Yeah, my teacher is wrong. She marked it as a mistake and told me to use "inhuman" next time. 0-
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