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Liveinjapan Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

If... then...unless

0 01i00If one study so hard like you, it won't make a differece unless one has compasson for people.02br
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00Is my sentence correct? 02br
00Can it have both 01i00if02i00 and 01i00unless02i00 at once?02br
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02br 00Can it have both 01i 00if02i 00 and 01i 00unless02i 00 at once? -- 01b 00Yes, but not as you have done. 02br 02i 0-

  • 02br 00Can it have both 01i 00if02i 00 and 01i 00unless02i 00 at once?
  • -- 01b 00Yes, but not as you have done.
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00Can it have both 01i00if02i00 and 01i00unless02i00 at once? -- 01b00Yes, but not as you have done. Try this:02b02br
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01i01b00Although02b00 one 01b00studies as02b00 hard 01b00as02b00 you, it won't make a 01b
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0I understand the 'if_unless' / 'although_unless' structure. Thanks, Mister.0-
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01cite10Liveinjapan12cite10Can it have both 11i10if12i10 and 11i10unless12i10 at once?12blockquote
10 I would say yes, but be cautious. You could end up with a ham-and-eggs sentence:01i00If we had some ham, we could have some ham and eggs, unless we didn't have
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01cite10CalifJim12cite11i10If we had some ham, we could have some ham and eggs, unless we didn't have any eggs.12i12blockquote
10Thanks, CJ. 02br
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00My sentence is what I translated directly from a Japanese sentence. Direct translation often doesn't work. 01blockquote
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01cite10Liveinjapan12cite10Direct translation often doesn't work. 12blockquote
10 I have done some translation myself (not Japanese, however), and I've found that direct translation almost never works! That's why computer translations are usually so bad!02br
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0When I was in a school, my British teacher clearly said "Direct translation is impossible!" 050010id1

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