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Moominpapa Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
How does this means?
"I met him in Tokyo when he came to Tokyo by chance."
I want to say that I luckily had a chance to meet him.
To me, it however sounds like he came to Tokyo although he didn't intend to.
Right?
And, "I met him in Tokyo when he coincidentally came to Tokyo" make sense?
Are there better ways?
Please someone teach me about this.
Thanks in advance
I want to say that I luckily had a chance to meet him.
To me, it however sounds like he came to Tokyo although he didn't intend to.
Right?
And, "I met him in Tokyo when he coincidentally came to Tokyo" make sense?
Are there better ways?
Please someone teach me about this.
Thanks in advance
Top answer
Move the "by chance" to be next to "I met him" because that is the part that was a coincidence. Also, if you can, avoid repeating nouns in the same sentence - use a pronoun or rewrite. I met him by chance when he came to Tokyo.
- Move the "by chance" to be next to "I met him" because that is the part that was a coincidence.
- Also, if you can, avoid repeating nouns in the same sentence - use a pronoun or rewrite.
- I met him by chance when he came to Tokyo.
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Move the "by chance" to be next to "I met him" because that is the part that was a coincidence.
Also, if you can, avoid repeating nouns in the same sentence - use a pronoun or rewrite.
I met him by chance when he came to Tokyo.
Also, if you can, avoid repeating nouns in the same sentence - use a pronoun or rewrite.
I met him by chance when he came to Tokyo.
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Thank you so much for your kind teaching!!
So, I wrote that the sentence sounds like he came to Tokyo although he didn't intend to.
Is this kind of understanding right?
So, I wrote that the sentence sounds like he came to Tokyo although he didn't intend to.
Is this kind of understanding right?
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Not exactly.
When you wrote "he came to Tokyo by chance" it sounds like it was not planned. For example, if someone is flying from Hyderabad to Los Angeles and changes planes in Tokyo, and the layover was several hours, you could say you were able to go see him at the airport when he came to Tokyo "by chance." He could have booked a different trip, one that changed planes in Shanhai or M
When you wrote "he came to Tokyo by chance" it sounds like it was not planned. For example, if someone is flying from Hyderabad to Los Angeles and changes planes in Tokyo, and the layover was several hours, you could say you were able to go see him at the airport when he came to Tokyo "by chance." He could have booked a different trip, one that changed planes in Shanhai or M
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Thank a lot!!!
You explained it so clear than I can understand easily.
Again, thank you!
You explained it so clear than I can understand easily.
Again, thank you!
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One final note: your thread title. What does this mean? (Not "how")
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